GWN Securities Inc. Invests $222,000 in Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL)

GWN Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFLFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,165 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $222,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ODFL. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its position in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 398.1% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 269 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 45.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 352 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $62,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. 77.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ODFL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Old Dominion Freight Line from $199.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Old Dominion Freight Line from $237.00 to $204.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Old Dominion Freight Line in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Old Dominion Freight Line from $186.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on Old Dominion Freight Line from $205.00 to $186.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $202.65.

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Old Dominion Freight Line Stock Performance

NASDAQ ODFL opened at $166.12 on Tuesday. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has a 1-year low of $159.11 and a 1-year high of $233.26. The company has a market capitalization of $35.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.31, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $185.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $195.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33.

Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFLGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The transportation company reported $1.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.06. Old Dominion Freight Line had a return on equity of 28.02% and a net margin of 20.40%. Sell-side analysts expect that Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. will post 5.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Old Dominion Freight Line Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a $0.28 dividend. This is an increase from Old Dominion Freight Line’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Old Dominion Freight Line’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.98%.

Old Dominion Freight Line Company Profile

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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier in the United States and North America. The company offers regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services, as well as expedited transportation. It also provides various value-added services, including container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consulting.

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