4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Expeditors International
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global logistics company Expeditors International of Washington (NAS: EXPD) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Expeditors International and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Expeditors International facts
Headquarters (founded) | Seattle, Wash. (1979) |
Market Cap | $7.4 billion |
Industry | Air freight and logistics |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $6.0 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Peter Rose |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 19.4% |
Cash/Debt | $1.4 billion / $0 |
Dividend Yield | 1.6% |
Competitors | CEVA Group |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 534 members who have rated Expeditors International believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Bryan Hinmon (TMF42), succinctly summed up the investment case for our community:
Expeditors is an incredibly well run company with an excellent business model. Although growth is tied to global trade, Expeditors also grows by taking market share, which it does by offering a more expansive network, better service, and higher reliability than its peers. The company's internally built systems are more efficient than those cobbled together by peers. Employees and managers are properly aligned with shareholders and the company's balance sheet is pristine.
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