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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (NASDAQ: ODFL) closed the day trading at $147.15 up 1.93% from the previous closing price of $144.36. In other words, the price has increased by $1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. ODFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.08.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ODFL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1292.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On July 31, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $166 to $159.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 28 ’25 when Satterfield Adam N bought 2,457 shares for $175.93 per share. The transaction valued at 432,260 led to the insider holds 23,594 shares of the business.
Gantt Greg C sold 6,414 shares of ODFL for $1,320,450 on Feb 13 ’25. The Director now owns 104,266 shares after completing the transaction at $205.87 per share. On Feb 13 ’25, another insider, Gantt Greg C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 6,414 shares for $203.02 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ODFL now has a Market Capitalization of 31096471552 and an Enterprise Value of 31206799360. As of this moment, Old’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.534 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.477.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ODFL is 1.24, which has changed by -0.23815686 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ODFL has reached a high of $233.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $141.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.66%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ODFL traded about 1.77M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ODFL traded about 2502690 shares per day. A total of 211.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 182.34M. Insiders hold about 13.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.35% stake in the company. Shares short for ODFL as of 1752537600 were 10037774 with a Short Ratio of 5.68, compared to 1749772800 on 10500587. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10037774 and a Short% of Float of 5.9699997.
Dividends & Splits
ODFL’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.08, up from 1.08 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007481297The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39. The current Payout Ratio is 18.98% for ODFL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-03-28 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
