What Moving Companies Are Publicly Traded?

When looking to trade moving company stock, it’s important to know which companies trade on the major exchanges. In fact, there are quite a few companies that are public. Mayflower, United Van Lines, and Atlas Van Lines are just a couple you can look up.

Remember to do your due diligence when you’re looking to trade any stocks you find on a list. Just because a stock trades on the market doesn’t mean you should add it to your portfolio. So make sure any moving company stock you buy has good fundamentals.

Maersk (OCTMKTS: AMKBY or CPH:MAERSK-B)

AP Møller Maersk A/S (Maersk) is a Danish shipping company. Their moving company stock can be purchased over the counter in the US or on the Danish stock exchange.

The company was founded in 1904 in Denmark by the Møller family. To this day they remain majority holders in the company. They are a shipping company focusing on water and land transportation, as well as supply chain management. Their first office outside of their homeland was in the US in 1919.

After the second world war, shipping routes were resumed in Asia, expanded into South-East Asia, Australia, Western Africa, and the Middle East. Maersk offers quasi worldwide service shipping. At the end of the 20th century, Maersk refined the refrigerated container and changed the shipping industry.

Since 1996, they are the largest operator in the business. Today, their fleet consists of 740 ships with access to terminals in 121 countries. On average, one of their ships calls a port every 6 minutes. 

Additionally, Maersk sold oil from 1962 to 2017 until they sold their business. They kept their drilling business, which consists of 24 rigs, and offer it to companies around the world. Maersk also owns over 1,200 supermarkets across Sweden, Germany, Denmark, and Poland.

Maersk’s revenue declined from 2011 to 2016 but has been increasing since, almost reaching $40B from 2018 to 2020. The ocean segment counts for over 70% of its revenue. Their stock is currently at $18.02, just short of their all-time high of $19 set earlier in January 2022. Analysts are almost unanimously adopting a ‘’Buy” rating for the stock.

Annual dividend: $0.2611 in March

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS)

UPS is our first moving company stock. UPS started delivering packages in 1907 with a $100 loan in a Seattle business under the name American Messenger Company. In 1919, their name changed to UPS and they began operating in California as well. They expanded to New York in 1930 as their first East Coast city.

In 1975, they became the first company to deliver anywhere in the US and offered their services for the first time in Toronto, Canada. They entered the European market in 1985 and began operating their own commercial airline in 1988.

As of 1989, they expanded their services to the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific. Today, they ship to over 220 countries and territories worldwide. With the acquisition of Coyote Logistics in 2015, they were able to ship on Saturdays. 

Today, UPS owns 288 aircraft, over 119,000 delivery vehicles. Earlier in the century, UPS was criticized for having outdated technology. They responded by investing in drone delivery for health care supplies in 2019 and in 10,000 electric cars in 2020.

Net income declined in 2020 due to an increase in spending. The transition to small-package delivery in 2021 rewarded them with a 21% boost in sales. They are the second biggest commercial airline fleet. They also offer Supply Chain Solutions in more than 175 countries. 

Annual dividend yield: 1.76%, $1.02 quarterly

Revenue breakdown

63% Domestic

19% International

18% Supply Chain Solutions

Yearly Revenue                                      Net Income

2018: $71.861B                                       2018: $4.791B

2019: $74.094B                                      2019: $4.440B

2020: $84,628B                                     2020: $1.343B

With the pandemic and the revised business plan, revenues hit an all-time high, as did the stock price. It is currently sitting at $202.21, not too far from the $218.61 hit earlier in January. Most analysts are awarding UPS with a ‘’Buy” rating and a median stock forecast of $236. This stock should also be on investors’ watchlists. 

FedEx (NYSE: FDX)

Next, we’ll analyze FedEx. It was created in 1971 and has its headquarters in Tennessee. In April 1973, FedEx launched 14 aircraft from Memphis with 186 deliveries to 25 US cities.

In 1984, they expanded to Europe and Asia Today, they have the largest air-cargo fleet with 689 commercial planes. UPS mentioned above is second.

Their portfolio includes small package ground services, freight carriers, air freight, as well as logistics and technological solutions.

Their acquisitions over the years helped them become one of the leading global shipping brands. They also sponsor major events domestically and worldwide. 

FedEx revenues have been steadily increasing over the last decade with a record set in 2021.

Yearly dividend yield: 1.18%, $0.75 quarterly

Revenue Breakdown

Express deliveries: 49.84%

Ground: 34.90%

Freight: 10.22%

Services: 0.18%

Other: 4.86%

Yearly Revenue                                          Net Income

2019: $69.693B                                          2019: $540M

2020: $69.217B                                          2020: $1.286B

2021: $83.959B                                          2021: $5.231B

FedEx is currently worth $252 per share, slowly getting closer to its May 2021 high of $319,90. Analysts are once again optimistic and forecasting an average price of $311 over the next 12 months and the majority agree on a ‘’Buy” rating.

Fun fact: at one point in time FedEx CEO Fred Smith had only $5,000 left in the bank account which was not enough to continue operating. On his way back home he stopped in Vegas and won $27,000 playing blackjack which he reinvested back into the company. He took it as a good omen for the future this moving company stock.

Moving Company Stock: Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP)

Union Pacific was founded in 1862 with headquarters in Nebraska. They are a railroad company with over 8,300 locomotives and 94,284 freight cars that span over 32,200 miles (51,800km) across 23 US states west of Chicago and New Orleans. They trail BNSF Railway by only 300 miles. Together, they operate a duopoly across the Western US. 

Union Pacific built railroads for soldiers, farmers, miners in remote and popular locations all over the country. A portion of their locomotives are low-emission especially in the California region to satisfy some air quality programs, but they can definitely revamp some of their older models. They had a huge environmental impact on water sources and land across the country over the decades.

Revenues have been more or less $20B over the last decade. 2020 saw the same revenue as 2011. Net income has increased over the last 10 years, but had been declining over the last 3.

Annual dividend yield: 1.92%, $1.18 quarterly

Yearly Revenue                                        Net Income

2018: $22.832B                                        2018: $5.966B

2019: $21.708B                                        2019: $5.919B

2020: $19.533B                                        2020: $5.349B

The moving company stock price has been steadily increasing over the last years, especially since the pandemic began. They are currently sitting at $245.38, just shy of their all-time high of $254.78 set in early January. Analysts mostly agree on a ‘’Buy” rating and a target price of $271.11. This stock has an upside according to most analysts and is worth a look since management is planning to buy back stock, increase the dividend yield, and are forecasting strong growth.

XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO)

Finally, XPO Logistics was founded in 1989 under the name Express-1 Expedited Solutions, with its Headquarters in Connecticut. In 2011. At first, they provided logistics services for various blue-chip companies. They rebranded in 2011 to XPO Logistics and began acquiring transportation and logistics companies worldwide. Their stock has been skyrocketing since. Since their rebranding, they are the 7th best moving company stock on the Fortune 500, with over a 1000% return. 

In 2015, XPO acquired Con-way, a transportation and logistics company, for $3B and sold one year later the trucking division for $55B cash. In 2020, they decided to separate their trucking and logistics divisions. GXO was created as the largest logistic services company. 

Their convoy includes 16,000 tractors, 39,000 trailers, and 38,000 independent carriers totaling over 1M trucks. Their analytics division has state-of-the-art technology to optimize the movement of goods worldwide. They oversee the logistics for major European events such as the Tour de France. Thanks to their acquisitions, they can not only transport goods in 18 countries, but they can also oversee major worldwide events. The future is bright for XPO Logistics.

Revenues grew from $100 million 10 years ago to over $17B. Profits also rose over the decade with a slight decline recently due to increased spending.

Yearly dividend yield: none

Yearly Revenue                                        Net Income

2018: $17.279B                                         2018: $390M

2019: $16.648B                                         2019: $379M

2020: $16.252B                                         2020: $79M

XPO stock price currently sits at $66.17, short of their all-time high of $90 set in August 2021. Analysts’ average price forecast is set at $102 and they mostly agree on a ‘’Buy” rating. Here is another moving company stock to add to your watchlists.

Bonus Stocks

Here are some bonus stocks to add to your moving company stock list.

Matson Inc (NYSE: MATX)

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAWW)

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (NYSE: CP)

Conclusion

As we can see with the quick analysis of the 5 stocks above, there is still a lot of room to grow for major transportation and moving company stock. An entire article can be devoted to each company. Various other air, ocean, land, and logistics companies were omitted in this article. They also have huge upside and potential. Most analysts agree that there is a lot of upside with all these stocks and they are all worth a shot on our watchlists.

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