Key Takeaways
- FedEx is set to report fiscal third-quarter earnings after the closing bell Thursday.
- Analysts are mostly bullish on the shipping giant's stock.
- FedEx is expected to post rising revenue and profit from a year ago.
FedEx (FDX) is set to report fiscal third-quarter results after the closing bell Thursday, and analysts are mostly bullish on the shipping giant's stock.
Of the 15 analysts who follow FedEx stock and are tracked by Visible Alpha, 12 call it a "buy," two a "hold," and one a "sell." Their average price target near $317 would suggest about 28% upside from Thursday's intraday level.
Analysts expect adjusted 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share (EPS) to have risen 20% from a year ago to $4.63 and revenue to have edged 1% higher to $21.96 billion. Revenue declined year-over-year in eight of the previous nine quarters, with both FedEx and shipping rival UPS (UPS) experienci🍸ng⛄ diminishing demand after the pandemic.
Morgan Stanley Says FedEx Likely Had 'Solid Peak Season'
Morgan Stanley analysts, who have an "underweight" rating and $200 price target on the stock, wrote this month that they believe FedEx had a "solid peak season but no major acceleration in underlying demand/macro trends."
The analysts said they "see headwinds from an overall compressed peak season," along with one more month of unwinding its U.S. Postal Service partnership. They also noted the likelihood that FedEx's DRIVE program—which the company said is expected to create "permanent cost reductions" of $2.2 billion—would be "not as helpful as expected" in the third quarter.
澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Last quarter, the company missed estimates and said it planned to spin off its FedEx Freight segment into a standalone public company over the next 18 months. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Citi analysts had said such a move could "unlock value."
FedEx shares are down about 6% over the past 12 🌠months, at $248.43 intraday Thursday.
UPDATE—March 20, 2025: This article has been updated since it was first published to reflect more recent analyst estimates and share price values.