C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

In the international arena, FedEx primarily competes with DHL, United Parcel Service (UPS), and foreign postal authorities.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is expected open cross-border trade between member nations by increasing imports and exports and cutting taxes and tariffs.

UPS’s forward PE ratio stands at 17.1x compared to its current PE ratio of 22.3. Analysts are expecting UPS’s earnings to grow in the next four quarters.

On February 15, UPS announced that it raised its quarterly dividend rate 5.5% to $0.96 from $0.91 paid in November.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s (CHRW) Navisphere is a proprietary global technology platform that matches customer requirements with supplier capabilities to fit customers’ needs.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide’s (CHRW) NAST (North American Surface Transport) segment provides truckload, LTL (less-than-truckload), and intermodal freight transportation services across North America.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest third-party logistics provider in the world.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) went public in 1997. Soon after, the company went on an acquisition spree to further its business interests in new geographies.

In this article, we’ll consider FedEx’s (FDX) Express segment’s performance in the fourth quarter.

XPO Logistics (XPO) stock closed at $98.66 on March 27, 2018, which was lower than its 52-week high of $106.20.

Old Dominion unloads its less-than-truckload shipments dispatched by vendors onto an ocean container unit and onto the client’s steamship of choice.

Old Dominion offers access, through agents or strategic alliances, to services in international locations including Canada, Mexico, Europe, and China.

Recently, United Parcel Service has broadened the service offering of UPS My Choice to 15 more countries and territories in the Americas and Europe.

In 2015, United Parcel Service reported total revenues of $58.4 billion. The company’s primary competitor in the US is the Memphis-headquartered FedEx Corporation.

United Parcel Service (UPS) has been a consistent dividend payer for the last 20 years.

Smaller ETFs that provide exposure to the courier services industry include Buyback Achievers (PKW), the First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS), and the MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU).

Over the past few years, the global courier services industry has managed to recover from the global economic slowdown.

Some of UPS’s key strengths that keep it ahead of its competitors include an integrated global network, leading-edge technology, a strong brand name, a strong culture, and impressive financials.

United Parcel Service (UPS), originally called American Messenger Company, was founded in 1907 by 19-year-old James E. Casey with $100 borrowed from a friend.