UPS shares clearly outperformed those of rivals FedEx, Deutsche Post DHL and TNT in 2010 amid ageneral recovery in international share prices over the last 12 months, CEP-Research analysis
shows. All four stocks have made a good start to 2011, however.The UPS share price rose 24.75% last year, from $58.18 on January 4, 2010 to $72.58 on December31. The stock registered strong growth from February to April but then dropped back in May andJune. It climbed strongly again in July and thereafter rose steadily, with minors ups and downs,for the remainder of the year. The UPS stock reached a 2010 year-high of $73.76 on December 16. Sofar this month it dropped over the first fortnight but has risen sharply again over the last week,closing at $73.02 yesterday (January 18).
FedEx shares also rose well last year, but by a lower rate of 11.45%. After kicking off 2010 at$83.45 (January 4), the company’s stock closed at $93.01 on December 31. It reached its year-highpeak of $95.62 on April 15 after a steady climb during February and March but then fellsignificantly until July. In the second half of the year the stock gradually recovered and onDecember 2 nearly topped the year-high figure, closing at $95.21 that day. In 2011, the company’sshare price has so far risen continually during January, closing at $95.80 yesterday.
TNT was affected by speculation over the company’s future during last year. The company’s sharesstarted the year at €21.50 and, after an initial decline, rose steadily to a high of €23.49 onApril 21. A series of sharp falls and recoveries followed until August, and then the share fellinto a clear downward trend that was only halted in November. The December 2 Analyst Day,where detailed plans for the company split-up were presented, boosted the share significantly. Thestock closed the year at €19.75, down 8.14% on the January 4 price. So far this year it has risento yesterday’s closing price of €20.32.
Deutsche Post DHL was the weakest performer of the four integrators last year, with a shareprice fall of 9.15% from €13.98 on January 4 to €12.70 on December 31. The year-high of €14.46 wasalready reached on January 8 last year and thereafter the stock undertook a series of declines andsubsequent rises over the following months. During January 2011, however, the stock has performedwell, rising to close at €13.64 yesterday.
