BEST Inc. operates as a smart supply chain service provider in the People's Republic of China. Its proprietary technology platform enables its ecosystem participants to operate their businesses through various SaaS-based applications. The company applies its technologies to a range of applications, such as network and route optimization, swap bodies, sorting line automation, smart warehouses, and store management. It offers integrated services and solutions across the supply chain, including warehouse management, order fulfillment, express delivery, freight, and other services for multinational and corporate customers, as well as small and medium enterprises. The company also provides express delivery services; and door-to-door integrated cross-border supply chain services to and from China, including international express, less-than-truckload, fulfillment, reverse logistics, and freight forwarding through its network, and transportation and warehouse partners. In addition, it operates real-time bidding platform to source truckload capacity from independent transportation service providers and agents; and offers online merchandise sourcing and store management services for convenience stores, as well as last-mile B2C services, such as parcel pick-up and drop-off, and bill payment services. Further, BEST Inc. provides various value-added services, including customized financial services, including fleet and equipment finance leases; and centralized sourcing of products and services, such as bulk procurement of trucks and accessories. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Trucking & courier services, except air
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorTransportation
Phone86-571-8899-5656
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$3.07 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Next Earnings Date4/11/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
BEST (NYSE:BSTI) Frequently Asked Questions
What is BEST's stock symbol?
BEST trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BSTI."
When is BEST's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for BSTI?
4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for BEST's shares. Their predictions range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate BEST's share price to reach $9.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 87.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BEST.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for BEST?
4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BEST in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for BEST.
Has BEST been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about BSTI stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. BEST earned a coverage optimism score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Who are some of BEST's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to BEST include LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Alaska Air Group (ALK), CATHAY PAC AIRW/S (CPCAY), Air Canada (ACDVF), ORIENT OVS INTL/ADR (OROVY), easyJet (EJTTF), INTL CONS AIRL/S (ICAGY), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), XPO Logistics (XPO), Grupo Aeroportr dl Pcfco SAB de CV (PAC), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR), Air France-KLM (AFLYY), Air China (AIRYY) and Grupo Aeroportuario dl Srst SAB CV (ASR).
What other stocks do shareholders of BEST own?
Who are BEST's key executives?
BEST's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Shao-Ning Chou, Chairman & CEO (Age 56)
- Ms. Lei Guo, Principal Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, VP of Fin. & GM of Capital Service Line (Age 43)
- Mr. George Chow, Chief Investment & Strategy Officer and Director (Age 51)
- Ms. Jimei Liu, VP of HR & Admin. (Age 47)
- Mr. Zhou Jun, VP
When did BEST IPO?
(BSTI) raised $869 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, September 20th 2017. The company issued 62,100,000 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share. Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank acted as the underwriters for the IPO and CITIC CLSA, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co. and Stifel were co-managers.
Who are BEST's major shareholders?
BEST's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tiger Pacific Capital LP (1.35%), Norges Bank (0.45%), Citigroup Inc. (0.44%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.25%), Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. (0.08%) and BlackRock Inc. (0.06%).
Which institutional investors are selling BEST stock?
BSTI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Stifel Financial Corp, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc., Northern Trust Corp, Pendal Group Ltd, California Public Employees Retirement System and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying BEST stock?
BSTI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Citigroup Inc., Tiger Pacific Capital LP, BlackRock Inc., Barclays PLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Creative Planning and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc..
How do I buy shares of BEST?
Shares of BSTI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is BEST's stock price today?
One share of BSTI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.99.
How big of a company is BEST?
BEST has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-188,720,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.27) on an earnings per share basis.
What is BEST's official website?
How can I contact BEST?
BEST's mailing address is 2ND FLOOR BLOCK A HUAXING MODERN INDUSTRY PARK NO. 18 TANGMIAO ROAD XIHU DISTRICT, HANGZHOU F4, 310013. The company can be reached via phone at 86-571-8899-5656 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for BEST (NYSE BSTI)
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