Is United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

A share price of United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] is currently trading at $114.53, up 0.32%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The UPS shares have gain 2.47% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.10%, 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 31, 2025, when Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $130 from $160. Previously, Evercore ISI reaffirmed its In-line rating on January 22, 2025, and elevated its price target to $147. On January 16, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $150 on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $147 on January 08, 2025. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and reduced its price target to $150 on December 10, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 05, 2024. In a note dated October 21, 2024, Barclays downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $120.

United Parcel Service, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $109.40 and $158.95. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $141.67 within the next 12 months. United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] shares were valued at $114.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.7% based on the average UPS price forecast.

Analyzing the UPS fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE:UPS] were 90.95B which represents 1.76% growth. 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 1.56.

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 113.73 points at the first support level, and at 112.93 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 115.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 115.51.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE:UPS] is 1.17. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.14 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.07, the price to book ratio is 5.79 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.96.

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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