Shares of Deutsche Post DHL, FedEx and TNT rose further in August while UPS showed a slight dropfollowing significant increases for all four integrators in July, CEP-Research analysis shows.
Stock exchanges in the USA and Europe generally performed strongly during August driven bymore positive economic figures and hopes that the international economy has stabilised followingthe dramatic fall earlier this year.
In August, Deutsche Post DHL shares experienced the biggest rise with an 11.35% increase asof 31 August compared to 31 July, followed by TNT with 6.23%. FedEx shares rose more moderately by2.98% while UPS shares fell 1.02%.
In July, shares of FedEx (+18%), TNT (+16.9%) and Deutsche Post DHL (+15.6%) had risen bydouble-digit rates while UPS (+6.9%) showed a single-digit increase.
Over the course of August, Deutsche Post DHL shares rose from €11.01 to €12.26. In the firsthalf of the month, the company’s shares slightly increased but then experienced some minor ups anddowns in the second and the third week of the month. In the last week of August, shares started torise again showing a clear upward trend until the end of the month. At the beginning of the month,the company’s image had been negatively impacted by the $9.4 million fine DHL Express has agreed topay to resolve allegations that it made illegal shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria violating USembargoes.
TNT shares also showed a considerable increase from €16.67 on 31 July to €17.71 on 31 August.In the first three weeks of the month, the company’s shares remained more or less on the same levelwith some minor ups and downs and then rose by 5% in the last week of the month. Positivedevelopments included the opening of a new depot in the Philippines and the launch of electronicinvoicing in key Asian markets in the middle of the month.
FedEx recorded only a moderate share price increase with 2.98% from $67.84 to $69.86. In thefirst two weeks of August, the company’s shares went down with a few minor increases but rose again6% in the second half of the month. Major developments at FedEx in August included furtherworldwide expansion of lower-priced International Economy products and extension of freightforwarding activities.
UPS was the only integrator to record a slight share price drop compared to its maincompetitors with shares falling from $53.73 to $53.18. In the first two weeks of the month, sharesremained more or less on the same level with a slight downward tendency. In the last two weeks ofAugust, shares experienced continuous ups and downs with a slight downward trend in the end of themonth. There were no important developments significantly impacting UPS shares in August. Minorbusiness activities included the expansion of e-commerce in Asia with the cooperation between UPSand Chinese e-commerce platform DHgate and the optimisation of shipping processes for eBay sellersthrough the integration of the shipping system UPS WorldShip on eBay.
