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FedEx (FDX) to Report Q3 Earnings: Will the Stock Gain?
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FedEx Corporation (FDX - Free Report) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2017 results after the closing bell on Mar 21.
Last quarter, FedEx – a leading player in the field of global express delivery services – posted a negative surprise of 3.78%. Also, the bottom line was hurt by higher costs. However, the earnings miss in the fiscal second quarter was the only time the company had reported lower-than-expected earnings in the last four quarters. The average earnings beat over the last four quarters is 2.28%.
Price Performance
The FedEx stock has been struggling since the Q2 earnings miss, contracting 2.2% over the last three months. However, it has performed better than the Zacks categorized Transportation-Air Freight industry in the period. In fact, the industry has shrunk 6.7%, over the last three months.
The fact that the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal third quarter has gone down 2.2%, over the last three months, further exemplifies the struggles of the stock.
Despite all the pessimism, an earnings beat might not be too difficult for FedEx in the quarter due to reduced expectations. Moreover, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal third quarter seems to be pretty conservative, 8.9% below the comparable figure of 2.91 for the fiscal second quarter.
Our quantitative model too shows that FedEx is likely to beat earnings because it has the perfect combination of two key ingredients.
Zacks ESP: The Earnings ESP for FedEx is +3.4% with the Most Accurate estimate exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.65 per share by 9 cents. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: FedEx carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Note, that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 have a significantly higher chance of beating earnings estimates.
Thus, the combination of FedEx’s Zacks Rank #3 and a positive ESP makes us reasonably confident of an earnings beat. Further, in the event of the company reporting better-than-expected earnings its stock price is likely to get a boost. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Note, that we caution against stocks with Zacks Ranks #4 or 5 (Sell-rated) going into an earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing a negative estimate revision.
Factors Likely at Play
The earnings report is expected to reveal the picture regarding the performance of the company in the entire recent holiday season. Higher costs of package deliveries in the season should also hurt its performance.
In fact, the companies like FedEx and United Parcel Service, Inc.((UPS - Free Report) ) keenly await their performances in the holiday season. Moreover, costs related to the TNT Express integration process are also likely to hurt the bottom line in the fiscal third quarter. Investors will await a detailed commentary on the progress of the integration process on the conference call. In addition, they will also look forward to FedEx’s take on Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN - Free Report) performance in the package delivery market.
On the brighter side, the inclusion of the products of erstwhile TNT Express should aid the top line this quarter. Following the acquisition, FedEx’s scale of operations, particularly in Europe, has expanded a great deal. This expansion has enabled FedEx to compete more effectively with rivals like United Parcel Service that has a substantial European presence. Furthermore, the FedEx Express division is expected to register higher revenues in the quarter, thereby boosting the top line.
Apart from FedEx, we also expect Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (HA - Free Report) to beat bottom-line estimates in its next earnings release. Hawaiian Holdings has an earnings ESP of +4.82 and a Zacks Rank #3.
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FedEx (FDX) to Report Q3 Earnings: Will the Stock Gain?
FedEx Corporation (FDX - Free Report) is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2017 results after the closing bell on Mar 21.
Last quarter, FedEx – a leading player in the field of global express delivery services – posted a negative surprise of 3.78%. Also, the bottom line was hurt by higher costs. However, the earnings miss in the fiscal second quarter was the only time the company had reported lower-than-expected earnings in the last four quarters. The average earnings beat over the last four quarters is 2.28%.
Price Performance
The FedEx stock has been struggling since the Q2 earnings miss, contracting 2.2% over the last three months. However, it has performed better than the Zacks categorized Transportation-Air Freight industry in the period. In fact, the industry has shrunk 6.7%, over the last three months.
The fact that the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal third quarter has gone down 2.2%, over the last three months, further exemplifies the struggles of the stock.
Despite all the pessimism, an earnings beat might not be too difficult for FedEx in the quarter due to reduced expectations. Moreover, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fiscal third quarter seems to be pretty conservative, 8.9% below the comparable figure of 2.91 for the fiscal second quarter.
Our quantitative model too shows that FedEx is likely to beat earnings because it has the perfect combination of two key ingredients.
Zacks ESP: The Earnings ESP for FedEx is +3.4% with the Most Accurate estimate exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.65 per share by 9 cents. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: FedEx carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Note, that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 have a significantly higher chance of beating earnings estimates.
Thus, the combination of FedEx’s Zacks Rank #3 and a positive ESP makes us reasonably confident of an earnings beat. Further, in the event of the company reporting better-than-expected earnings its stock price is likely to get a boost. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Note, that we caution against stocks with Zacks Ranks #4 or 5 (Sell-rated) going into an earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing a negative estimate revision.
Factors Likely at Play
The earnings report is expected to reveal the picture regarding the performance of the company in the entire recent holiday season. Higher costs of package deliveries in the season should also hurt its performance.
In fact, the companies like FedEx and United Parcel Service, Inc. ((UPS - Free Report) ) keenly await their performances in the holiday season. Moreover, costs related to the TNT Express integration process are also likely to hurt the bottom line in the fiscal third quarter. Investors will await a detailed commentary on the progress of the integration process on the conference call. In addition, they will also look forward to FedEx’s take on Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN - Free Report) performance in the package delivery market.
On the brighter side, the inclusion of the products of erstwhile TNT Express should aid the top line this quarter. Following the acquisition, FedEx’s scale of operations, particularly in Europe, has expanded a great deal. This expansion has enabled FedEx to compete more effectively with rivals like United Parcel Service that has a substantial European presence. Furthermore, the FedEx Express division is expected to register higher revenues in the quarter, thereby boosting the top line.
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Another Gem in the Transportation Space
Apart from FedEx, we also expect Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (HA - Free Report) to beat bottom-line estimates in its next earnings release. Hawaiian Holdings has an earnings ESP of +4.82 and a Zacks Rank #3.
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Did you miss Apple's 9X stock explosion after they launched their iPhone in 2007? Now 2017 looks to be a pivotal year to get in on another emerging technology expected to rock the market. Demand could soar from almost nothing to $42 billion by 2025. Reports suggest it could save 10 million lives per decade which could in turn save $200 billion in U.S. healthcare costs.
A bonus Zacks Special Report names this breakthrough and the 8 best stocks to exploit it. Like Apple in 2007, these companies are already strong and coiling for potential mega-gains. Click to see them right now >>