Freight carrier Old Dominion (NASDAQ: ODFL) will be announcing earnings results tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Old Dominion Freight Line beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 1% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.39 billion, down 7.3% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a decent beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Old Dominion Freight Line’s revenue to decline 6.3% year on year to $1.37 billion, a reversal from the 1.2% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.14 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Old Dominion Freight Line has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Old Dominion Freight Line’s peers in the transportation and logistics segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. FedEx delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.9%, and CSX reported a revenue decline of 7%, falling short of estimates by 1.1%. FedEx traded down 6.3% following the results while CSX was up 1.4%.
Read our full analysis of FedEx’s results here and CSX’s results here.
Inflation has progressed towards the Fed’s 2% goal as of late, leading to strong stock market performance. Recent rate cuts and the 2024 Presidential election's conclusion added further sparks to the market, and while some of the transportation and logistics stocks have shown solid performance, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 11.3% on average over the last month. Old Dominion Freight Line is down 11.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $175.19 (compared to the current share price of $149.87).
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