PREVIEW: FedEx shares jump with broader market; results due after the bell
** Shares of FedEx Corp FDX.N were up about 2% at $304.21 on Thurs as the broader market rallied, with the package shipping co due to report its quarterly results after the closing bell
** Analysts expect the co's quarterly rev to rise to $21.93 bln vs $21.68 bln in the yr-ago period, and they expect it to post EPS of $4.76/shr vs $4.55 a yr ago, according to LSEG
** The company has beaten analysts' earnings expectations in six of the past eight reporting periods, per LSEG
** This week, Raymond James and BofA cut their price targets on FDX, while Bernstein raised its target price; BofA cited expectations of a subdued demand environment in the U.S.
** FedEx is June forecast fiscal 2025 profit above analysts' estimates, and executives said slashing expenses and consolidating operations would bolster returns even as demand remained weak for package deliveries
** FDX options imply a 7.1% swing for the shares, in either direction by Friday, per Trade Alert data, in line with the stock's avg move on the day after results over the last eight qtrs
** The median 12-mo price target on the stock is $331.33, based on LSEG data
** Of the 32 analysts who cover FedEx, 23 rate it a "strong buy" or "buy," eight rate it a "hold" and one rates it a "sell," based on LSEG
** Including the session move, FedEx is up 21% YTD vs a roughly 20% gain in the S&P 500 .SPX
Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; additional reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
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