On Monday, Oppenheimer maintained its positive stance on United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS), reiterating an Outperform rating and a $157.00 price target for the company's stock. The endorsement follows UPS's recent announcement that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Coyote Logistics Truck Brokerage business to RXO for $1.025 billion.
UPS, a global leader in logistics, reported a total revenue of $91 billion and an adjusted EBITDA of $13 billion, which corresponds to an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 15%, for the year 2023. Coyote Logistics contributed $3.2 billion to the revenue, accounting for 3.5% of the total company revenue, and $86 million in adjusted EBITDA, representing 0.6% of the total company and equating to roughly 3% adjusted EBITDA margin.
The transaction marks a notable shift for UPS, which had acquired Coyote for $1.829 billion in August of 2015. Despite the trucking market currently being near the bottom of its cycle, UPS had declared at the beginning of this year its intention to divest the Coyote business, considering it non-core to its strategic operations.
The completion of this sale is anticipated by the end of the year, and UPS has indicated plans to revise its financial outlook following the closure of the deal. Given the highly fragmented nature of the Truck Brokerage industry, the deal is not expected to face significant regulatory challenges.
In other recent news, significant workforce reductions are being initiated by numerous companies across the United States and Canada, marking a continuation of the previous year's trend. Among these, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reducing its staff across multiple divisions, including Buy with Prime, Audible, and Amazon Web Services. United Parcel Service (UPS) is also planning job cuts. In a separate development, UPS announced the departure of its Chief Financial Officer, Brian Newman, effective June 1, and is launching a search for his replacement.
In financial news, UPS's first-quarter results for 2024 surpassed consensus expectations, resulting in BMO Capital Markets adjusting its price target on UPS shares to $169 from $165. Susquehanna also raised its price target for UPS to $160.00 from $150.00, retaining a neutral rating. Furthermore, Oppenheimer increased the price target for UPS shares to $157 from $153 following the release of UPS's first-quarter earnings, which exceeded consensus expectations.
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