United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS)’s latest quarter sales figures and margins explained

United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] stock prices are up 0.79% to $135.13 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The UPS shares have gain 2.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.59%, and not 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 November 05, 2024, when Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Underweight on October 21, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $120. On October 09, 2024, Citigroup initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $162 on the stock. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $156 as its price target on June 07, 2024. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 25, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $170. In a note dated April 03, 2024, Redburn Atlantic upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $180.

The stock price of United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] has been fluctuating between $123.12 and $163.82 over the past year. 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 $135.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.29% based on the average UPS price forecast.

Analyzing the UPS fundamentals

The United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE:UPS] reported sales of 90.52B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.69%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.34.

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 133.00 points at the first support level, and at 130.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 136.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 137.44.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE:UPS]’s Current Ratio is 1.14. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.14, and the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.29, the price to book ratio is 6.84 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.43.

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.

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