National Pension Service Buys New Holdings in XPO, Inc. $XPO

National Pension Service bought a new position in XPO, Inc. (NYSE:XPOFree Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 183,619 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,695,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of XPO. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of XPO by 13.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 421 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in shares of XPO by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 374 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of XPO by 13.8% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 494 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in XPO by 21.1% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 362 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in XPO by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,483 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $202,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.73% of the company’s stock.

XPO Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of XPO stock opened at $182.11 on Friday. XPO, Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.48 and a 12-month high of $232.05. The company has a market capitalization of $21.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $200.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $204.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55.

XPO (NYSE:XPOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The transportation company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.48 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $2.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. XPO had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 29.64%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that XPO, Inc. will post 5.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore raised shares of XPO from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered XPO from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Zacks Research upgraded XPO from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. TD Cowen increased their target price on XPO from $224.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on XPO from $237.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.82.

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Insider Activity at XPO

In other news, CAO Christopher Brown sold 3,750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.94, for a total value of $757,275.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 31,005 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,261,149.70. The trade was a 10.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.87% of the stock is owned by insiders.

XPO Profile

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XPO, Inc is a transportation and logistics company that provides freight-moving services to businesses in North America and Europe. Its operations are centered on less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, which consolidates shipments from multiple customers onto individual trucks. The company serves manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers and other commercial customers through a network of terminals, drivers and freight-handling facilities.

In addition to LTL shipping, XPO provides truck brokerage and other transportation-management services, helping customers arrange freight capacity and manage the movement of goods.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for XPO (NYSE:XPO)

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