FedEx wins with the shift to online shopping

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Rising fuel costs and labour shortages, particularly driver salaries, have weighed on FedEx’s shares in the past few months. However, the company’s outlook remains strong, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prompt consumers to buy more goods online. FEDEX CORP. $252 is a buy. The company (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 265.0 million; Market cap: $66.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Divd. yield: 1.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) delivers packages and documents in the U.S. and 220 other countries. In May 2016, FedEx paid $4.9 billion for TNT Express NV, a Netherlands-based courier that operates throughout Europe. As well, it expects to spend $1.8 billion integrating that purchase with its existing operations. The company expects to complete that process in 2022. As a result of the TNT purchase, FedEx’s revenue rose 15.5%, from $60.32 billion in 2017 to $69.69 billion in 2019 (fiscal years end May 31). Revenue then dipped 0.7% to $69.22 billion in 2020. That’s partly because FedEx…