Boston Trust Walden Corp Has $51.77 Million Stock Holdings in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 467,394 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,161 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Expeditors International of Washington were worth $51,773,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,400,949 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $315,485,000 after buying an additional 257,791 shares during the period. Marshfield Associates lifted its holdings in Expeditors International of Washington by 0.4% during the third quarter. Marshfield Associates now owns 1,818,027 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $238,889,000 after acquiring an additional 6,878 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Expeditors International of Washington by 0.3% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,161,027 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $152,559,000 after acquiring an additional 4,044 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 6.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 833,610 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $109,536,000 after acquiring an additional 51,265 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 803,807 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $101,756,000 after purchasing an additional 9,007 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Expeditors International of Washington

In other Expeditors International of Washington news, Director Robert Paul Carlile sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.11, for a total transaction of $363,330.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 9,662 shares in the company, valued at $1,170,164.82. The trade was a 23.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.75% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Expeditors International of Washington Stock Performance

Shares of Expeditors International of Washington stock opened at $113.58 on Monday. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has a 52-week low of $108.36 and a 52-week high of $131.59. The stock has a market cap of $15.90 billion, a PE ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $114.77 and a 200-day moving average of $119.39.

Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The transportation company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.30. Expeditors International of Washington had a net margin of 7.39% and a return on equity of 32.12%. The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.47 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.16 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 37.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. will post 5.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expeditors International of Washington Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were given a dividend of $0.73 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. Expeditors International of Washington’s payout ratio is 28.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on EXPD. StockNews.com raised shares of Expeditors International of Washington from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays increased their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wolfe Research cut Expeditors International of Washington from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $122.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $117.44.

Expeditors International of Washington Profile

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company offers airfreight services, such as air freight consolidation and forwarding; ocean freight and ocean services, including ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management; customs brokerage, import, intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, and warehousing and distribution services; and customs clearance, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions.