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Shipping giant FedEx says it has launched contingency plans in order to minimize the impact of a union dockworker strike impacting dozens of U.S. ports.
Shares of package delivery giant FedEx (FDX) advanced to start the trading week amid predictions that demand for air freight could increase if dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast begin a labor stoppage.
FedEx's DRIVE and Network 2.0 programs aim to streamline operations, saving $6 billion annually by 2028 without sacrificing top line growth. Despite a recent 9% stock price drop, FedEx offers a 4.0% buyback yield and 2.1% dividend yield, making it attractive for long-term investors. The expiration of the USPS airmail contract poses short-term challenges but could improve margins through better fleet utilization and cost management.
FedEx started FY25 on a disappointing note, with both revenues and EPS missing analyst estimates. The company's confidence in its cost-cutting initiative, DRIVE, is excessive, given that it doesn't factor in the weakening demand, especially in Europe. The strategic review of the Freight business needs to be wrapped up soon, as the segment has started to show signs of weakness.
FedEx Corporation FDX is a solid business, but its latest results give another reason to fear that a recession is near. The company underperformed in all metrics, contracting versus an expectation to grow and reducing guidance in what may be the first of several reductions this year.
We assess the investment-worthiness of FedEx stock post its lackluster first-quarter fiscal 2025 results.
Despite rallying for the entire week leading up to last Thursday's earnings report, shares of FedEx Corporation NYSE: FDX delivered a major disappointment. The 15% they've shed from their pre-earnings high should tell its own story, as it was one of the worst days in the stock's recent history.
FedEx reported their fiscal Q1 '25 earnings release - they missed on just about every major metric and lowered guidance as well. Revenue growth, which has been the issue for the last 6 quarters, was flat y-o-y, and that has to improve. The stock is still trading at an 11x “average” multiple using EPS estimates updated after Thursday's results, which reflect an expected average 13% growth rate for the next three years.
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FedEx has helped kick off the Q3 earnings season, with its report reflecting one of the earlier that we still count in the overall Q3 tally. We still have a few weeks until the big banks unveil their quarterly results, really ushering in the period in a big way.
Shares of FedEx Co. NYSE: FDX have recently sold off by as much as 18% from their recent highs to trade at a much lower 81% of their 52-week high. As Wall Street defines a bear market as a 20% or more selloff from recent highs, FedEx is now in an official bear market, causing most to stay away from the company and others to watch it all the more.