Following the completion of its TNT acquisition in May 2016, FedEx (FDX) realized the TNT business was severely under-invested. While the investment community did not respond kindly to this revelation, I considered this to be an opportunity to initiate a position through a retirement account for which I do not disclose details. In my June [...]
My interest has been piqued in that FedEx's (FDX) current ~$201.50 share price is well below the ~$320 52 week high. In this review, I touch upon why FedEx's valuation is appealing and why I acquired a few additional shares on April 8, 2022 at ~$201.50/share. I last reviewed FDX in this March 25, 2021 [...]
In my recent Two Questions I Ask Before Investing Money post I touched upon the Return versus Risk aspect of an investment. I followed up that article with my Buying Stocks When Valuations Are High where I discussed three possible approaches to investing; I indicated the Valuation approach is my preferred method. Sometimes, however, you [...]
FedEx Corporation (FDX) released Q1 2020 results following the September 17, 2019 market close which came in below guidance and it also lowered FY2020 adjusted EPS guidance. Following this earnings release, FDX's share price plunged ~13% from the September 17, 2019 closing share price. FDX does face formidable headwinds in the form of weakening global [...]
FedEx Corporation's (FDX) share price has been under pressure as it faces headwinds resulting from the current trade war. I view FDX as a leader in the Air Delivery and Freight Services industry. Its current attractive valuation presents long-term investors with a window of opportunity to invest in a high quality company which should benefit [...]
Following the release of FedEx's (FDX) Q2 2019 less than stellar results after the close of business on December 18th, the investment community shaved ~12% from FDX's stock price on December 19th. Weak FedEx Express results were reported due to international revenue challenges driven by international economic weakness. Projected earnings for the remainder of the [...]
FedEx (FDX) has seen its share price drop ~31% from its 52 week high. FedEx Express’s CEO will retire effective Dec. 31, 2018, after just two years at the helm with this ‘retirement’ announcement coming in the midst of the crucial holiday season. While Q2 2019 results will be released December 18th and we could [...]
FedEx released its Q1 FY2019 results on September 17 and the stock pulled back ~5.5%. The stock price has subsequently recovered slightly but still remains in 'fairly valued' territory. Summary FDX released its Q1 2019 results on September 17th which reflected adjusted earnings of $3.46/share versus a forecast of $3.80/share. Revenue of $17.18B exceeded expectations [...]
FedEx (FDX) released its Q4 and FY2018 results on June 19, 2018. The heightened risk of protectionism is counterproductive to economic growth and could negatively impact FDX's business in the short-term. In addition, Amazon's entry into the package delivery service industry is a risk FDX must contend with. FDX, however, is a well run company [...]
Summary FDX reported strong Q3 results on March 20th but the March 22nd announcement by the US government of ~$60B of tariffs on Chinese products hit the US equities hard and FDX’s stock price dropped ~5%. Amazon will be competing head on with FDX. While this can be perceived as a significant risk to FDX, [...]
