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After finishing at $112.58 in the prior trading day, XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO) closed at $114.93, up 2.09%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. XPO stock price reached its highest trading level at $115.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.93.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of XPO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.63.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on June 07, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $125.
On May 24, 2024, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $115 to $120.
TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on May 06, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $136 to $138.
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 May 23 ’24 when Landry Allison sold 1,875 shares for $104.52 per share. The transaction valued at 195,975 led to the insider holds 6,965 shares of the business.
MFN Partners, LP sold 1,250,000 shares of XPO for $141,222,334 on May 15 ’24. The 10% Owner now owns 11,425,369 shares after completing the transaction at $112.98 per share. On Dec 31 ’23, another insider, Harik Mario A, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 9,383 shares for $87.59 each. As a result, the insider received 821,857 and left with 133,571 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, XPO now has a Market Capitalization of 13377047552 and an Enterprise Value of 17277040640. As of this moment, XPO’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.155 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.868.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, XPO has reached a high of $130.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $65.80. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.72%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1803920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 116.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 114.12M. Insiders hold about 1.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.15% stake in the company. Shares short for XPO as of 1722384000 were 6088540 with a Short Ratio of 3.82, compared to 1719532800 on 4776879. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6088540 and a Short% of Float of 6.0.
