Expeditors stock slips as analysts keep a Buy target

Published on 09/17/2026 at 20:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Expeditors stock closed at USD 189.04 on September 16, 2026, down 2.51 percent. Q1 FY26 revenue was USD 2.78 billion and EPS was USD 2.03.

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Expeditors stock (ISIN US3021301094) closed at USD 189.04 on September 16, 2026, down 2.51 percent from the prior close of USD 193.90. The shares also sat below the 52-week high of USD 194.59 but well above the 52-week low of USD 112.95, with market capitalization at USD 24.573 billion and volume at 970,567 shares.

Analyst view stays mixed

According to MarketBeat on September 17, 2026, TD Cowen upgraded the stock to Hold, while the same report said the average target price was USD 316.79 and UBS had raised its target to USD 210 on August 5, 2026. The gap between the market close and that average target remains wide.

That report also said Expeditors reported Q1 FY26 revenue of USD 2.78 billion and earnings of USD 229.61 million, with a profit margin of 8.25 percent. For Q2 FY26, Yahoo Finance showed estimated EPS of USD 1.69 versus actual EPS of USD 2.03, a beat of USD 0.34.

Revenue and earnings

Yahoo Finance showed the stock at a trailing EPS of USD 6.69, a trailing P/E of 28.26 and a market cap of USD 24.573 billion as of September 16, 2026. It also listed YTD performance of 27.52 percent and a 1-year return of 53.06 percent.

For investors, the key comparison is simple: Q2 FY26 EPS of USD 2.03 topped the USD 1.69 estimate by 20.1 percent, while the stock still trades below the USD 316.79 average target cited by MarketBeat.

Price stays near the top

Expeditors stock finished at USD 189.04 on September 16, 2026, in Nasdaq trading. The close left it 2.88 percent below the 52-week high of USD 194.59 and 67.43 percent above the 52-week low of USD 112.95.