The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 3.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225.
XPO Inc
XPO · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $21.3B · 37,000 employees
XPO, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation services in the United States, North America, France, the United Kingdom, and rest of Europe.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 5 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-05 · the tape above runs as of 20:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price176.48 USD at the 5 Nov 2026 close
- Our value readFair vs our fair value, as of 5 Nov 2026
- Our regime readAccumulation, as of 5 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans to puts (put/call 1.11)
- Last reviewed5 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: $103.50 to $207.76, base estimate $180.66 (screen dated 2026-11-05).
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 1.11, read 2026-11-02
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
XPO Inc holds its Accumulation at $176.48. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 8 days |
| Price at the screen | $176.48 |
| Valuation | 53.62 trailing · 27.77 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.71 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 49.91% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 49.9% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 16.41% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 16.4% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
XPO's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 50% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Fair vs our fair value, as of 5 Nov 2026: it trades above our $180.66 fair value estimate, narrow competitive moat, 13.20% revenue growth.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-05 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 2.3% discount to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 23 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +30% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: fair-value estimate $180.66, with a range of $103.50 to $207.76, dated to the 2026-11-05 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsTrucking moves goods but prices can stall
Picture a lorry loaded with freight rolling across borders. The cargo reaches its destination yet the bill for the shares far exceeds the value those wheels generate. XPO trades at 215 dollars against a fair value of 178, a 35.6 times forward earnings multiple on just 7 percent revenue growth and 4 percent margins.
We pass because the narrow moat and modest returns on equity of 20 percent do not justify paying above fair value. Analysts may cluster around a 236 dollar target yet the numbers show an expensive business in a competitive haulage market where pricing power stays limited.
Trucking remains cyclical so any slowdown in volumes would quickly pressure those thin margins and leave the current valuation exposed. Ethical checks clear yet the price leaves no margin of safety.
Analysis, not advice.
| Forward P/E | 27.8xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 53.6xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 3.40 |
| EPS, forward | 6.57 |
| Revenue growth | +13.2%steady growth |
| Profit margin | 4.7%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 21.6%an exceptional return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 2.22% |
| Debt to equity | 2.06heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.01adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.71much more volatile than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.06% |
| 52-week range | 121.48 - 232.05 |
| Moat | NARROW |
| Market cap | $21.3B |
| Employees | 37,000 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it already moves more than the market on an average day; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 1.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 0% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 4.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 32% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 75%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 34%. The street (22 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $225.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $201.60 | +7.3% | · | $1,073 | +7.3% |
| 2 months | $212.74 | +1.7% | · | $1,017 | +1.7% |
| 3 months | $182.81 | +18.3% | · | $1,183 | +18.3% |
| 6 months | $150.12 | +44.1% | · | $1,441 | +44.1% |
| 1 year | $123.53 | +75.1% | · | $1,751 | +75.1% |
| 2 years | $107.12 | +101.9% | · | $2,019 | +101.9% |
| 3 years | $48.50 | +345.9% | · | $4,459 | +345.9% |
| 5 years | $51.73 | +318.1% | · | $4,181 | +318.1% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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