Values First Advisors Inc. Trims Stock Holdings in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Values First Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,743 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 661 shares during the period. Expeditors International of Washington makes up approximately 1.0% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Expeditors International of Washington were worth $1,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Maia Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt increased its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 174.4% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 472 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 339.9% in the fourth quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 651 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.02% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Expeditors International of Washington from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased 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 report on Thursday, January 23rd. Bank of America decreased their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $129.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Expeditors International of Washington has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.44.

Expeditors International of Washington Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ EXPD opened at $112.38 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $113.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $118.83. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.36 and a twelve month high of $131.59. The company has a market capitalization of $15.73 billion, a PE ratio of 21.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.77 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Expeditors International of Washington news, Director Robert Paul Carlile sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.11, for a total transaction of $363,330.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 9,662 shares in the company, valued at $1,170,164.82. This represents a 23.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Expeditors International of Washington

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.