Spinoff should spur a rebound

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FEDEX CORP. $207 is a buy. The courier company (New York symbol FDX, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 240.9 million; Market cap: $49.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.7%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.fedex.com) is down 25% since the start of 2025, partly due to fears that U.S. tariffs will hurt shipping volumes. However, the stock should benefit from its plan to spin off FedEx Freight as a separate company. This business is a leading provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) services, which combines freight from multiple customers into a single vehicle. The company expects to complete the transaction in mid-2026. FedEx also continues to make progress with its major restructuring plan, which includes merging its various operations into a single division. These moves should cut $4.0 billion from its annual costs by the end of the current fiscal year, ending May 31, 2025. The company will probably earn $19.24 a share in fiscal 2025, and the stock trades at a reasonable 10.8 times that forecast. The $5.52 dividend yields 2.7%. FedEx is…