How Is Expeditors International's Stock Performance Compared to Other Logistics Stocks?

Seattle, Washington-based Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) is a leading third-party logistics provider. With a market cap of $16.3 billion, Expeditors offers global logistics management, including international freight forwarding and consolidation, for both air and ocean freight.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” Expeditors fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and influence in the logistics industry.

Expeditors touched its three-year high of $131.59 on Sept. 30, 2024, and is currently trading 10.1% below that peak. Meanwhile, EXPD surged 6.4% over the past three months, notably outperforming the ProShares Supply Chain Logistics ETF’s (SUPL) 2.6% decline during the same time frame.

Expeditors has also outperformed other logistics stocks over the longer term as well. EXPD stock has dipped 6.9% over the past six months and 1.5% over the past 52 weeks, compared to SUPL’s drop of 10.3% over the past six months and 7.5% over the past year.

To confirm the bearish trend and recent upturn, EXPD has traded mostly below its 200-day moving average since mid-December 2024 with some fluctuations and jumped above its 50-day moving average in mid-February.

Expeditors International’s stock rose 3.9% after the release of its impressive Q4 results on Feb. 18. Driven by solid growth across businesses, increased tonnage & volumes and high strong demand from Asia, the company’s total revenues surged 29.7% year-over-year to $2.95 billion, which surpassed the Street’s expectations by a notable margin. Meanwhile, the company also experienced significant margin expansion, leading to a staggering 51% year-over-year growth in operating income to $301.1 million. Moreover, its EPS for the quarter increased 54.1% year-over-year to $1.68, exceeding the consensus estimates by 17.5%. Furthermore, Expeditors’ operating cash flow grew 57.7% year-over-year to $249.7 million, boosting investor’s confidence.

Expeditors has also outperformed its peer J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.’s (JBHT) 12.7% drop over the past six months and 21.9% decline over the past year.

However, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects. EXPD has a consensus “Moderate Sell” rating among the 15 analysts covering the stock. As of writing the stock is trading slightly above its mean price target of $114.94.