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    Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL): Reassessing Valuation After Strong Pricing Power and Fed-Driven Sentiment Shift

    Simply Wall St·12/14/2025 02:30:22
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    Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) just delivered an interesting mix of data, with November freight volumes slipping but revenue per hundredweight climbing, and the stock jumping after the Federal Reserve’s rate cut boosted sentiment around economically sensitive transport names.

    See our latest analysis for Old Dominion Freight Line.

    The November update landed in the middle of a broader rebound, with a roughly 14.9% 1 month share price return helping claw back some of this year’s weakness. However, the 1 year total shareholder return of about negative 20% shows sentiment is still healing rather than overheating.

    If this move in Old Dominion has you rethinking opportunities in freight and beyond, it could be a good moment to explore fast growing stocks with high insider ownership for other ideas with momentum and aligned management.

    With the shares still down over the past year, trading below some analyst targets but above others, are investors getting mispriced quality in a cyclical lull, or is the market already factoring in a freight recovery and future growth?

    Most Popular Narrative: 2.6% Overvalued

    Compared to Old Dominion Freight Line's last close at $159.49, the most followed narrative sees fair value slightly lower, hinting at a modest premium embedded in the price.

    The analysts have a consensus price target of $161.048 for Old Dominion Freight Line based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $195.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $129.0.

    Read the complete narrative.

    Curious how steady but unspectacular growth, rising margins and a rich future earnings multiple can still add up to only a slim upside gap? The full narrative unpacks the specific revenue ramp, profit expansion path and share count assumptions that need to click into place to justify that valuation bridge.

    Result: Fair Value of $155.38 (OVERVALUED)

    Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

    However, sustained freight softness and higher overheads, including depreciation, could delay revenue recovery and compress margins, which would challenge the optimistic earnings and valuation path.

    Find out about the key risks to this Old Dominion Freight Line narrative.

    Build Your Own Old Dominion Freight Line Narrative

    If you would rather dig into the numbers yourself or take a different view on the outlook, you can build a bespoke narrative in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

    A good starting point is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards investors are optimistic about regarding Old Dominion Freight Line.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.