Citi analyst Christian Wetherbee said FedEx’s (FDX) strategic decision to not renew its domestic Express contract with Amazon (AMZN) will likely have an immaterial financial impact, given that the companies still will do other business and he assumes Amazon is a below-average margin customer. However, the “fairly bold pronouncement” from FedEx “could mark the beginning of the end” with Amazon, which he believes FedEx views as a long-term threat, Wetherbee tells investors. He sees the news as a positive strategic decision for FedEx, and does not expect a materially negative reaction in the shares, though it could add “further messiness” to guidance, the analyst added. In late day trading, FedEx shares are up 1% to $158.39.
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