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Highest Return on Equity in the Air Freight & Logistics Industry Detected in Shares of United Parcel Service (UPS, PKOH, CHRW, EXPD, FWRD)

Written on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 4:54am
By Amy Schwartz

Below are the top five companies in the Air Freight & Logistics industry as measured by return on equity (ROE). The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; Investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) ranks first with an ROE of 50.4%; Park-Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) ranks second with an ROE of 42.7%; and CH Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) ranks third with an ROE of 34.6%.
Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) follows with an ROE of 21.7% and Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) rounds out the top five with an ROE of 15.6%.
SmarTrend currently has shares of Park-Ohio Holdings in an Downtrend and issued the Downtrend alert on July 18, 2011 at $19.56. The stock has fallen 24.5% since the Downtrend alert was issued.

Keywords: keywords: nyse:ups united parcel service return on equity

Ticker(s): UPS PKOH CHRW EXPD FWRD

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