Old Dominion Freight Line ODFL notched a bullish initiation from Argus Wednesday, with an analyst naming three key reasons for the positive stance.
The Analyst
Argus analyst John Staszak initiated coverage of Old Dominion with a Buy rating and $175 price target.
The Thesis
Staszak’s rating is one of the most bullish on Wall Street. The average analyst price target prior to his initiation was $147, according to TipRanks.
The analyst sees Old Dominion as benefiting from three key factors:
- The freight company has a 99-percent on-time delivery rate, which drives customer loyalty and market share growth.
- Fundamentals for the less-than-truckload business are strong. The segment accounts for 98 percent of Old Dominion’s total revenue.
- Pressure from tight capacity in the full truckload segment has created a “spillover effect” which will benefit Old Dominion as freight shifts to less-than-truckload transport, Staszak said.
The analyst said he expects the company to report high-teens revenue growth this year that's "well above the 4-percent average growth for peers ArcBest Corp ARCB, FedEx Corporation FDX Freight and YRC Worldwide Inc YRCW.
Price Action
Old Dominion shareswere down 1.09 percent at $146.66 at the time of publication Wednesday.
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