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Parcel and cargo delivery company FedEx (NYSE:FDX) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after market close. Here’s what you need to know.
FedEx missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $21.58 billion, flat year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting FedEx’s revenue to be flat year on year at $22.1 billion, improving from the 2.8% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $3.94 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
With FedEx being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don’t have anywhere else to look to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for transportation and logistics stocks. However, investors in the segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. FedEx is down 5.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $309.77 (compared to the current share price of $277.40).