UPS Finally Hit the Mark This Holiday, While FedEx Stumbled Late

After two consecutive years of problems during its holiday peak package season, UPS delivered on time at Christmas this year while its main rival FedEx had a last-minute stumble that left some gifts undelivered until after the holiday. "It seems like the third time's a charm for UPS," said Kent Winegar, portfolio manager at Austin, Texas-based Terry McDaniel & Co., which manages assets of around $900 million and holds nearly $15 million in UPS stock. "But if e-commerce keeps growing at such a rapid rate we'll see how they do next year."