Better Trades Stock Battles: UPS vs. FedEx

Ticker Symbols: UPS vs. FDX

04/09/209

UPS Company Info

Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United Parcel Service is the largest package delivery company in the world. Servicing 200 countries around the globe, UPS delivers roughly 15 million packages per day to an estimated 6 million customers.

Tracing its roots back to 1907, UPS went public in 1999 and currently employs about 400,000 people. UPS purchased Menlo Worldwide Forwarding in 2004, marking its entrance into the heavy freight business.

FedEx Company Info

Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, FedEx Corp is one of the largest logistics and delivery services firms in the world. FedEx offers services in over 200 countries around the world, employing roughly 280,000 employees and contractors.

FedEx Corp was founded in 1998, then known as FDX Corporation, when Federal Express purchased Caliber System. In 2004, FedEx expanded its scope of operations with the purchase of Kinko's, offering office retail services as well as shipping.

Stock Battle Index

• UPS vs. FedEx: Home
• UPS vs. FedEx: Brands
• UPS vs. FedEx: Revenues
• UPS vs. FedEx: Stock Performance
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