How have United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS)’s performance and profitability changed over the time?

At the time of writing, United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] stock is trading at $125.84, up 0.66%. 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 1.31% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.54%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $147 for it. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 10, 2024, and dropped its price target to $150. On November 05, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. Barclays downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $120 on October 21, 2024. Citigroup initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $162 as its price target on October 09, 2024. In a note dated June 07, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $156 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of United Parcel Service, Inc fluctuated between $121.56 and $161.35. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $145.13 within the next 12 months. United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] shares were valued at $125.84 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.33% based on the average UPS price forecast.

Analyzing the UPS fundamentals

According to United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE:UPS], the company’s sales were 90.52B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.69% 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 of1.56.

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 124.96 points at the first support level, and at 124.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 126.33, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 126.81.

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 1.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.19, the price to book ratio is 6.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.03.

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.

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