<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD - Get Free Report) have received an average recommendation of &#34;Reduce&#34; from the thirteen research firms that are  covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation, one  has assigned  a buy recommendation and one  has issued  a strong buy recommendation on  the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $128.20.</p><ul><li>Is the Grinch Stealing This Year's Holiday Season Jobs? </li></ul><p>A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EXPD shares. Bank of America upgraded shares of Expeditors International of Washington from an &#34;underperform&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and set a $142.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. UBS Group raised shares of Expeditors International of Washington from a &#34;neutral&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating and upped their price objective for the company from $138.00 to $166.00 in a research note on Monday, November 17th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Expeditors International of Washington from $111.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a &#34;sell&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Barclays boosted their price target on Expeditors International of Washington from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an &#34;underweight&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Expeditors International of Washington from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on EXPD</b></p><h2>Expeditors International of Washington Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of EXPD stock opened at $147.68 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.82, a PEG ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.15. Expeditors International of Washington has a fifty-two week low of $100.47 and a fifty-two week high of $151.67. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $131.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $122.42. </p><h2>Expeditors International of Washington Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently declared a  dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $0.77 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a yield of 105.0%. Expeditors International of Washington's payout ratio is 25.12%. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other news, Director Mark A. Emmert sold 5,400 shares of Expeditors International of Washington stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.25, for a total transaction of $730,350.00. Following the sale, the director owned 6,468 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $874,797. The trade was a 45.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Jeffrey F. Dickerman sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.17, for a total transaction of $201,255.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 6,151 shares in the company, valued at $825,279.67. This represents a 19.61% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Expeditors International of Washington</h2><p>Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of  Expeditors International of Washington by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,708,656 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $945,004,000 after acquiring an additional 377,703 shares in the last quarter.  First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its stake in  Expeditors International of Washington by 17.1% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 6,279,825 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $717,470,000 after purchasing an additional 918,108 shares during the period.  Loomis Sayles &amp; Co. L P raised its holdings in  Expeditors International of Washington by 1.5% in the second quarter. Loomis Sayles &amp; Co. L P now owns 5,744,971 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $656,363,000 after purchasing an additional 83,366 shares in the last quarter.  Boston Partners lifted its position in  Expeditors International of Washington by 13.1% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,295,924 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $516,385,000 after buying an additional 498,212 shares during the period.  Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of  Expeditors International of Washington by 23.4% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,039,899 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $365,548,000 after buying an additional 576,468 shares in the last quarter. 94.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. </p><h2>About Expeditors International of Washington</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Expeditors International of Washington</li><li>CD Calculator: Certificate of Deposit Calculator </li><li>Consumers Got Coal, But Santa Dropped Off Big Gains for These 2 Retailers</li><li>What is an Earnings Surprise?  </li><li>10X Gains? 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EXPD

<p>Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) has received a consensus "Reduce" recommendation from 13 research firms. The stock has varied ratings: 4 sell, 7 hold, 1 buy, and 1 strong buy. Recent analyst actions include upgrades and increased price targets from Bank of America and UBS Group. The stock opened at $147.68, with a market cap of $19.79 billion. Insider trading activity includes sales by Director Mark A. Emmert and VP Jeffrey F. Dickerman. Institutional investors have adjusted their holdings in the company.</p>

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Reduce" by Brokerages