FedEx shares rebound on Tuesday, company to open 500 additional stores inside Walmart’s US locations

FedEx Corporation (FDX) said on Tuesday that 500 more FedEx Office stores would be opened inside Walmarts locations across the United States. The new stores are to be set up during the upcoming two years and are to complement FedEx Corps 47 stores it already has inside Walmart locations in six states.

FedEx shares closed higher for the third time in the past five trading sessions on Tuesday. The stock went up 0.95% ($2.38) to $251.99, after touching an intraday high at $254.01, or a price level not seen since March 16th ($254.12).

In the week ended on March 18th the shares of the package delivery company added 1.99% to their market value compared to a week ago, which marked a second consecutive period of gains.

The stock has extended its advance to 2.26% so far during the current month, following a 6.12% slump in February. The latter has been the first monthly drop since July 2017 and also the largest one since June 2016.

For the entire past year, the shares of the NYSE-listed company gained 34.02% following another 24.97% surge in 2016.

”What we found was that 88 percent of customers who come to our location are there to do business with us but over half of them are doing business with the retailer as well”, Brian Philips, Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Office, said in an interview with Reuters.

”They are buying something at Walmart while they are there”, he added.

The FedEx Office executive also noted that the decision was part of the package delivery company’s strategy to manage returns of on-line ordered items.

FedEx Office currently has 1 900 company-owned stores and locations across the United States.

As reported by Reuters, the additional stores are expected to measure between 450 and 700 square feet.

According to CNN Money, the 25 analysts, offering 12-month forecasts regarding FedEx Corporation’s stock price, have a median target of $289.00, with a high estimate of $318.00 and a low estimate of $240.00. The median estimate is a 14.69% surge compared to the closing price of $251.99 on March 20th.

The same media also reported that 20 out of 28 surveyed investment analysts had rated FedEx Corporation’s stock as “Buy”, while 5 – as “Hold”.

Daily and Weekly Pivot Levels

With the help of the Camarilla calculation method, todays levels of importance for the FedEx stock are presented as follows:

R1 – $252.41
R2 – $252.84
R3 (Range Resistance – Sell) – $253.26
R4 (Long Breakout) – $254.54
R5 (Breakout Target 1) – $256.02
R6 (Breakout Target 2) – $256.67

S1 – $251.57
S2 – $251.14
S3 (Range Support – Buy) – $250.72
S4 (Short Breakout) – $249.44
S5 (Breakout Target 1) – $247.96
S6 (Breakout Target 2) – $247.31

By using the traditional method of calculation, the weekly levels of importance for FedEx Corporation (FDX) are presented as follows:

Central Pivot Point – $250.60
R1 – $255.55
R2 – $259.07
R3 – $264.02
R4 – $268.97

S1 – $247.08
S2 – $242.13
S3 – $238.61
S4 – $235.09