United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] stock prices are down -0.11% to $128.98 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 1.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.89%, 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 December 10, 2024, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also revised its price target to $150 from $155. Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on November 05, 2024. On October 21, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight but maintained its price target of $120 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $162 on October 09, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on June 07, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $156. In a note dated April 25, 2024, HSBC Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $170.
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 $147.4 within the next 12 months. United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] shares were valued at $128.98 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.28% 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 127.91 points at the first support level, and at 126.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 129.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 130.51.
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 1.22, the price to book ratio is 6.53 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.50.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cesarone Nando, President, US Operations, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Chief Legal & Compliance Off, Brothers Norman M. Jr completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 7325.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Brothers Norman M. Jr bought 7325.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.