Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR) reported opening of the Eastern Canada Regional Distribution Center in Mississauga, Ontario. This marks the company’s fourth distribution facility in the North American aftermarket. The new facility will cater to dealers and warehouse distributors of seven provinces.
Per management, the addition of Mississauga center shows Meritor’s commitment to simplify business transactions and enhance customer satisfaction. This addition is expected to help east Canadian customers to receive their orders in shorter lead times, with mostly unchanged ordering and processing practices. Orders, which will be placed before 4 p.m. ET, will be shipped on the same day. Further, customers can opt for a product-pickup option.
The newly-added hub stocks Meritor’s Aftermarket brand portfolio to cater its customers in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
Meritor, Inc. Price and Consensus
The company’s three other North American distribution facilities are situated at Edmonton, Alberta, Florence, KY and Santa Fe Springs, CA. The Edmonton hub serves the western Canada aftermarket. Florence and Santa Fe Springs facilities offer services to the Eastern United States, and the U.S. warehouse distributors & dealers, respectively.
Price Performance
In a year’s time, Meritor’s stock has moved up 36.9%, outperforming 26.7% increase of the industry it belongs to.
Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Meritor currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other top-ranked stocks in the auto space are Daimler AG (OTC:DDAIF) , Fox Factory Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:FOXF) and Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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