FedEx Corporation Discloses $2.8 Million Lobbying Expenditures

FedEx Corporation reported $2,800,000 in lobbying expenditures for the first quarter of 2025, according to a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

Lobbying Focus Areas

The lobbying efforts covered several key issues, including:

• Legislative monitoring of consumer privacy, vehicle data, and artificial intelligence.
• H.R.1566 – REPAIR Act.
• General monitoring of administration policies and Executive Orders.
• Legislative monitoring of federal contracting matters.
• Tax credit monitoring related to electric vehicles (EVs), sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), and zero-emission charging infrastructure, including H.R.574/S.187 ALIGN Act.
• Corporate and international tax matters concerning the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
• H.R.1062 – Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025.
• U.S. Postal Service-related issues, Open Skies Agreements, and trade matters such as customs modernization and GSP.
• Legislation concerning China trade relations, foreign pollution fees, and tariff issues.
• H.R.1968 – Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.
• Aviation safety and security, including all-cargo flight regulations.
• Transportation-related bills, such as H.R.2424 – Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025 and H.R.2514 – Trucker Bathroom Access Act.
• Labor legislation including H.R.20/S.852 – Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025.
• Monitoring of H1B visas and immigration policies.

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FDX Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $FDX stock four times in the past six months. All trades were purchases, with no sales recorded.

You can find a detailed breakdown of recent $FDX stock trades by Congress members on Quiver Quantitative.

FDX Insider Trading Activity

In the last six months, FedEx insiders executed $FDX stock trades 11 times, comprising two purchases and nine sales.

Here’s a summary of the insider trading activity:

• Frederick W. Smith (Executive Chairman) – 0 purchases, 4 sales, sold 123,850 shares for approximately $25,122,520.
• John Alan Smith (COO – US & CAN FEC) – 0 purchases, 2 sales, sold 6,155 shares for about $1,499,050.
• Gina F. Adams (EVP Genl Counsel/Secy) – sold 4,770 shares for roughly $1,153,624.
• Susan C. Schwab – sold 3,980 shares for an estimated $1,100,256.
• Richard W. Smith (COO Intl – CEO Airline FEC) – sold 2,576 shares for around $713,373.
• John W. Dietrich (EVP Chief Financial Officer) – purchased 1,000 shares for about $273,980.
• Amy B. Lane – purchased 333 shares for approximately $91,929.

For tracking insider transactions, utilize Quiver Quantitative’s insider trading dashboard.

FDX Hedge Fund Activity

Recently, 638 institutional investors adjusted their FDX stock holdings, adding shares while 817 decreased their positions.

The following are notable transactions:

• FMR LLC – removed 1,944,585 shares (-40.6%) in Q4 2024, valued at approximately $547,070,098.
• Price T. Rowe Associates Inc. – decreased holdings by 1,864,664 shares (-73.1%), worth about $524,585,923.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. – cut shares by 1,643,362 (-33.7%), estimated to be $462,327,031.
• Millennium Management LLC – increased holdings by 957,570 shares (+755.7%), totaling around $269,393,168.
• Point72 Asset Management, L.P. – added 821,736 shares (+inf%), for an estimated $231,178,988.
• Dodge & Cox – increased shares by 734,268 (+5.6%), valued at $206,571,616.
• Capital International Investors – removed 609,783 shares (-6.2%), worth roughly $171,550,251.

To monitor hedge funds’ stock portfolios, check Quiver Quantitative’s institutional holdings dashboard.

FDX Analyst Ratings

Recent reports from Wall Street analysts show that five firms have issued buy ratings for $FDX, while one has issued a sell rating.

Recent analyst ratings include:

• Jefferies – “Buy” rating on 03/24/2025.
• Stephens – “Overweight” rating on 03/21/2025.
• Citigroup – “Buy” rating on 03/21/2025.
• Loop Capital Markets – “Sell” rating on 03/21/2025.
• Deutsche Bank – “Buy” rating on 03/07/2025.
• UBS – “Buy” rating on 12/20/2024.

For up-to-date analyst ratings and forecasts for FDX, refer to Quiver Quantitative’s forecast page.

FDX Price Targets

Analysts have recently issued price targets for $FDX, with a median target of $328.5 based on four recent evaluations.

Recent target prices include:

• Stifel Nicolaus – Target price set at $354.0 on 03/21/2025.
• Loop Capital Markets – Target price of $221.0 on 03/21/2025.
• Deutsche Bank – Target set at $337.0 on 03/07/2025.
• David Vernon from Bernstein – Target price of $320.0 on 12/20/2024.

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