Spinoff will benefit FedEx investors

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FEDEX CORP. $256 is a buy. The package delivery firm (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 240.9 million; Market cap: $61.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) plans 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. Spinoffs tend to work out well for both the new firm and the former parent as they leave each to focus on their main businesses. 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 this fiscal year, and the stock trades at a reasonable 13.3 times that forecast…