Stock price when the opinion was issued
He sold it at $295 recently. Loves the company, but earnings revisions came down. He bought at $262. He may re-buy it if the price and valuation are right. FedEx is a dominant player and the management team proves they can execute. The founder family still owns a lot of shares, and such families don't make crazy decision to preserve their stake. Also, cost savings and a huge share buyback are plusses. Also, they have fewer unionized employees than UPS.
The lower price is not due to competition from AMZN-N. AMZN-N is 1 to 2 percent of revenues for FDX-N. Most of the headwinds have been trade related which are unwarranted because the US revenue from Chin is only 2%. They are having issues integrating their TNT express acquisition in Europe. If you ignore Ecommerce, and just consider business to business deliveries, it is very meaningful for companies. If anyone can use drones to make household deliveries, AMZN-Q can do it but it is very early days.