United Parcel Service Inc (UPS)

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FedEx’s (FDX) operating margin was 11.2% on an adjusted basis in fiscal 4Q17, representing a 0.4% fall on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

In this article, we’ll discuss what analysts are expecting for United Parcel Service (UPS) following its 2Q16 results.

The Purchasing Managers Manufacturing Index (or PMI) is based on a monthly survey of selected companies that provide an advanced indication of what’s really happening in the private-sector economy.

FedEx continues to see growth in the global economy. It expects the US GDP to grow by 2.4% in 2015 and by 2.6% in 2016, driven by increased consumer spending.

United Parcel Service’s international package segment includes small package operations in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Latin America, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Africa.

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.

FedEx suffered a loss of $895.0 million in connection with the shift to new pension accounting in 2015.

UPS’s Domestic Package segment provides an array of guaranteed ground and air package transportation services, depending on the customer’s need.

FedEx (FDX) CEO Frederick Smith slammed the New York Times for its story about FDX’s tax bill. In a statement, Smith challenged the publisher to a debate.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) raised its share repurchases by $80.0 million in 1H17 compared with 2Q16.

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Effective January 2015, FedEx changed its pricing policy for all of its FedEx Ground packages less than 3 cubic feet to a “dimensional weight pricing” mechanism.

FedEx Ground is being driven by the booming growth in e-commerce, and it contributed to 35% of the company’s revenues but 44% of its profits.

The economic upturn since 2009 has improved growth prospects for the courier companies. This coupled with improving industry margins has led to improving industry valuations.

UPS has addressed complex supply chain issues such as transportation, distribution, and international trade and brokerage services by offering a variety of services.

Operating cash flow is a vital parameter for judging the health of a transportation company because it points to efficiency in operating assets and liabilities.

FedEx Express offers three US overnight package delivery services: FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, and FedEx Standard Overnight.

In the second quarter 2016, Werner Enterprises (WERN) declared a dividend of $0.06 per share. That’s an increase of 20% from the corresponding period last year.

For 2016, UPS has anticipated an investment of $2.8 billion in the procurement of capital assets.

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.

Revenue drivers There are three main drivers of revenue growth for United Parcel Service (UPS): package volumes, product mix and pricing, and fuel surcharges. Package volumes and product mix and pricing are in turn driven by economic growth.   Economic growth Increasing economic growth increases e-commerce demand, which in turn increases demand for courier services. […]

FedEx achieved the distinction of being the first US company to reach $1.0 billion in revenues within the first ten years of operations without a single merger or acquisition.

The deal with UPS will enhance the value of Square’s e-commerce platform as it battles Amazon and Shopify for market share.

FedEx stock fell 1% yesterday on reports that Amazon is blocking third-party merchants from using FedEx’s Ground delivery services for Prime shipments.

FedEx stock fell 4.4% yesterday following an earnings estimate reduction and fears that a trade deal between the US and China could be delayed.

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Back-to-back dismal quarterly performance and a downbeat outlook have kept analysts increasingly cautious about FedEx’s (FDX) growth prospects.

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United Parcel Service (UPS) reported impressive Q3 earnings results this morning. But the stock was down today. Here’s why.

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United Parcel Service (UPS) has joined the self-driving vehicle race. Last week, the company announced its purchase of a minority stake in autonomous tech startup TuSimple. The delivery giant made the investment following the results of ongoing self-driving truck road tests. However, neither company has disclosed the investment amount. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is trying […]

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FedEx’s (FDX) fiscal 2019 third-quarter adjusted EPS of $3.03 fell 18.5% from its EPS of $3.72 in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

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

UPS’s operating profit declined 4.7% to $1.7 billion in the third quarter from $1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2017.

United Parcel Service’s (UPS) Supply Chain & Freight vertical accounts for ~20% of its total revenues.

In the third quarter, the US Domestic Package segment’s revenues jumped 8.1% YoY to $10.4 billion from $9.6 billion in the third quarter of 2017.

FedEx’s adjusted operating margin contracted by ten basis points to 7% in Q1 2019 from 7.1% in the first quarter of 2018.

Of the 27 analysts covering United Parcel Service (UPS), six analysts (22%) have a “strong buy” recommendation on the stock.

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United Parcel Services (UPS US) earns a “wide economic moat” rating from Morningstar from efficient scale, cost advantage, and the network effect.

The FedEx Freight segment revenues rose 3.1% from $1.4 billion in 3Q16 to $1.5 billion in fiscal 3Q17.

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