At the time of writing, United Parcel Service, Inc. [UPS] stock is trading at $135.34, down -1.52%. 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 3.05% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.80%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE: UPS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 21, 2024, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $120 for it. Previously, Citigroup started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 09, 2024, and set its price target to $162. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $156 on June 07, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $170 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 25, 2024. Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 03, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $180. In a note dated March 28, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $147 to $140.
For the past year, the stock price of United Parcel Service, Inc. fluctuated between $123.12 and $163.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $169.3 within the next 12 months. United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE: UPS] shares were valued at $135.34 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.09% based on the average UPS price forecast.
Analyzing the UPS fundamentals
According to United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE:UPS], the company’s sales were 90.55B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.83% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.33 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.34.
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 134.41 points at the first support level, and at 133.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 137.03, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 138.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that United Parcel Service, Inc. [NYSE:UPS] has a current ratio of 1.14. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.25, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 6.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.46.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved JOHNSON WILLIAM R, Director, that happened on Jul 25 ’24 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Boratto Eva C completed a deal on Feb 02 ’24 to buy 1400.0 shares.
