A Closer Look at United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)’s Operating Margin

At the time of writing, United Parcel Service, Inc. [UPS] stock is trading at $152.27, up 2.09%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The UPS shares have gain 5.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.10%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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On 1, April 2024, UPS Announces Significant Partnership Expansion with USPS. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Primary Air Cargo Provider Status Awarded to UPS.

From an analyst’s perspective:

United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE: UPS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 03, 2024, when Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Hold rating on March 28, 2024, and dropped its price target to $140. On February 16, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $170 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $175 on February 06, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Market Perform and reduced its price target to $147 on January 31, 2024. Argus downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 31, 2024. In a note dated December 26, 2023, Daiwa Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $155.

For the past year, the stock price of United Parcel Service, Inc. fluctuated between $133.68 and $197.80. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $187.78 within the next 12 months. United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE: UPS] shares were valued at $152.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.32% based on the average UPS price forecast.

Analyzing the UPS fundamentals

According to United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE:UPS], the company’s sales were 90.75B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.68% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.35 and Total Capital is 0.18. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.33.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 150.19 points at the first support level, and at 148.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 153.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 154.44.

United Parcel Service, Inc. [UPS] reported earnings per share of $2.47 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $2.46/share, meaning a difference of $0.01 and a surprise factor of 0.40%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.57 per share as compared to estimates of $1.52 per share, a difference of $0.05 representing a surprise of 3.30%.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE:UPS] has a current ratio of 1.10. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.05, while the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.43, the price to book ratio is 7.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.54.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Boratto Eva C, Director, that happened on Feb 02 ’24 when 1400.0 shares were purchased. President, US Operations, Cesarone Nando completed a deal on Aug 16 ’23 to sell 22825.0 shares.

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