Meeder Advisory Services Inc. Acquires Shares of 7,368 FedEx Corporation $FDX

Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDXFree Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 7,368 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,307,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in FedEx by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,825 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $514,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of FedEx by 78.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,311 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $2,514,000 after acquiring an additional 4,548 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FedEx in the second quarter valued at about $586,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of FedEx during the second quarter worth about $186,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in FedEx during the second quarter worth about $456,000. 84.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded FedEx from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Evercore set a $165.00 target price on FedEx in a report on Friday, June 26th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of FedEx in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of FedEx in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of FedEx from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $350.54.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FedEx news, Director Paul S. Walsh sold 5,042 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.56, for a total value of $1,636,431.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,309,477.04. The trade was a 23.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.53% of the company’s stock.

FedEx Price Performance

NYSE:FDX opened at $328.43 on Wednesday. FedEx Corporation has a 12-month low of $177.05 and a 12-month high of $345.36. The firm has a market cap of $77.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.30. The company’s 50-day moving average is $319.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $351.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

FedEx (NYSE:FDXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The shipping service provider reported $5.88 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $23.26 billion during the quarter. FedEx had a net margin of 4.68% and a return on equity of 16.49%. Research analysts expect that FedEx Corporation will post 17.6 EPS for the current year.

FedEx Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd were paid a $1.22 dividend. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 22nd. FedEx’s payout ratio is presently 26.36%.

About FedEx

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FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is a global logistics and courier company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by Frederick W. Smith in 1971 and beginning operations in the early 1970s, the company pioneered overnight express shipping and has since expanded into a diversified portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain services. FedEx operates an integrated air-and-ground network that moves parcels, freight and documents for businesses and consumers worldwide.

FedEx’s core operating segments include express parcel delivery via its FedEx Express division, domestic and residential parcel delivery through FedEx Ground, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services, and logistics and supply-chain management solutions.

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