Air Freight & Logistics

Shares of Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ: EXPD) are lower on the session by 0.81%, currently trading at $55.15. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name...

J.P. Morgan is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX); it has a $112.00 price target on the stock. The JPM analysts said that they expect earnings to be in-line with expectations when the company reports on December 16th,...

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) announced this past Friday it will raise rates for its ground and home delivery operations by 4.9%, beginning January 3rd. Barron's reports, "The rate hike follows a 3.9% hike on FedEx's Express service and a 6.9% hike on Freight and LTL rates, announced back in September." FDX...

Goldman Sachs has published a research report on FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) in anticipation of the company's 2Q earnings call which is scheduled for December 16. In the report, Goldman writes "Management has in the past provided targets below Street expectations. This could occur again this...

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) are resting today, down slightly after both of the logistics and transportation companies have had strong runs this week. At last check, shares of UPS were down 26 cents to $71.60, while FDX was off 37 cents to $94.84.

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In the five years following the end of the 2001 recession a secret index soared 240 percent. Today, this index indicates that some huge gains in a certain sector of stocks are likely. The gains in small caps could be especially big as they typically outperform...

The holiday season has begun! Consumers everywhere are doing their part to stimulate the economy, and more and more holiday shopping these days is being done online. Some of the beneficiaries of this activity (other than the recipients of said gifts) are the major shipping companies, namely UPS (...

JP Morgan has published a research report on UTi Worldwide (NASDAQ: UTIW) after the company reported weak volume trends that have not affected margin expansion opportunities. In the report, JP Morgan writes "UTIW's 3QF11 EPS report was broadly in line with expectations but their comments on volume...

J.P. Morgan decreases its price target on UTi Worldwide (NASDAQ: UTIW) from $22 to $20.

Piper Jaffray continues to have an Outperform rating on United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), as it believes UPS is one of the best names to play the transport recovery. In a note sent to clients Piper Jaffray writes, "Freight recovery continues and we note a recent pickup in 4Q10 US manufacturing...