Old Dominion Freight Line – A Quick Stock Overview

By Ken Smith • Tuesday, September 03 15:06 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Old Dominion Freight Line has moved 1.3% so far today on a volume of 750,847, compared to its average of 1,638,716. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -2.0%.

Old Dominion Freight Line trades -1.68% away from its average analyst target price of $198.73 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $165.0 to $228.0, and on average have given Old Dominion Freight Line a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in ODFL, you'll want to know the following:

Old Dominion Freight Line's current price is 294.8% above its Graham number of $49.49, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Old Dominion Freight Line has moved -8.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 25.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.84, Old Dominion Freight Line has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.5 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
ODFL has a forward P/E ratio of 29.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.6 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.13 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Old Dominion Freight Line is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 10.2 compared to its sector average of 3.17
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier in the United States and North America.
Based in Thomasville, the company has 22,796 full time employees and a market cap of $41.87 Billion. Old Dominion Freight Line currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.5%.

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