Six Air Courier Stocks to Transport Your Portfolio to New Heights

During the last couple years, the air courier stocks have significantly underperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average. They have been hit hard by by the high cost of fuel, so maybe there might be a contrarian opportunity with these stocks. Here are the publicly traded air courier stocks:

FedEx Corporation (FDX) is one of the leading air courier and logistics companies in the United States. It also owns FedEx Kinkos. The stock has a P/E of 15, a PEG of 1.44, and a yield of 0.4%.

TNT N.V. ADS (TNTTY.PK) is a Dutch-based global express and mail delivery services company. It has operations in 65 countries, and delivers to over 200 companies. The stock has a P/E of 12.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is the largest package delivery company in the world. It has 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries. The stock has a P/E of 174, a PEG of 1.49, and a yield of 2.40%.

ABX Holdings, Inc. (ABXA) is a provider of air cargo transportation and related services. The stock has a P/E of 8.

Air T, Inc. (AIRT) is a provider of overnight air cargo services. This is a very low cap stock and should be considered very speculative. The stock has a P/E of 7.

Alpine Air Express, Inc. [APNX.OB] is a provider of air cargo services. This is a very low cap stock and should be considered very speculative. The stock has a P/E of 12.

AirNet Systems, Inc. (ANS) operates a national air transportation network. This is a very low cap stock and should be considered very speculative. The stock has a P/E of 8.

Disclosure: The author owns AIRT.

Comments

[User 188604]

you have ups pe 174.it should be 20.erroneous posting.

2008 May 05 06:56 AM

[jg1945]

AIRT has paid a nice dividend for quite sometime now. Also, is big in de-icing. I don't believe it's as speculative as listed

2008 May 05 11:13 AM

[Thomas Kirchner]

ANS has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Bayside / H.I.G., so the upside is limited to about 4% at the current price.

2008 May 07 03:58 PM

[Sacandaga]

What about Atlas Air (AAWW)?

2008 May 13 04:08 PM

[User 235271]

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Air courier stock data

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2008 Jul 31 04:24 AM

[Greg Parker]

I'm a big fan of Air T (AIRT) also. Great fundamentals and a nice dividend. Just the kind of stock Warren Buffett would love, if only he could buy shares in such a small company.

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2009 Jun 07 12:29 AM