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How to Buy United Parcel Service Stock

United Parcel Service Inc

United Parcel Service is a logistic company located in Georgia, United States, which is part of the Industrials sector, and is traded under the ticker UPS on the NYSE exchange.

United Parcel Service stock last closed at $147.33, up 2.46% from the previous day, and has decreased 21.35% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry by 0.19 percentage points. United Parcel Service stock is currently +10.21% from its 52-week low of $133.68, and -25.52% from its 52-week high of $197.80.

There are currently 852.65M shares of UPS outstanding. The market value of UPS is $125.62B. In the last 24 hours, 7.01M UPS shares were traded.

How to Buy United Parcel Service Stock

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  1. Decide where to buy United Parcel Service stock: You need to decide on an online brokerage, but don't worry - we've tested dozens of stock brokerages and apps to help you figure out where to buy United Parcel Service stock.
  2. Sign up for a brokerage account: Sign up for 0% fee trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've found.
  3. Fund your investment account: Choose your payment method and add your info.
  4. Research United Parcel Service stock: The United Parcel Service ticker symbol is UPS. Is United Parcel Service stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of UPS? How do UPS's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think United Parcel Service is a good buy? Why has UPS's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock market research website can help you decide if UPS is a good stock to buy).
  5. Place your UPS trade: Decide if you will purchase UPS shares at the current market price or use a limit order to buy UPS stock at a given price.
  6. Keep tabs on your UPS position: Create a watchlist to watch your new investment in United Parcel Service stock.

Step 1: Decide where to buy United Parcel Service stock

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Step 4: Research United Parcel Service stock

After you have identified the best place to buy United Parcel Service stock, it's important to analyze their stock before you invest, so you actually understand the risk as well as the opportunity.

United Parcel Service stock data

UPS Price
$147.33
1w %
-4.8%
1y %
-21.35%
5y %
35.19%
P/E
18.86x
P/B
7.26x
P/S
1.38x
PEG
0.54x
Revenue
$90.96B
Earnings
$6.71B
Fore. Rev. Growth
2.85%
Fore. Earn. Growth
38.63%
Market Cap
$125.62B
Next Earnings
Apr 23, 2024
Next Dividend
N/A

UPS Zen Score

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Is UPS stock properly valued?

You can use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge UPS's fair value.

Using relative valuations metrics:

  • UPS could be undervalued based on its P/E ratio of 18.86x, relative to Integrated Freight & Logistics industry P/E ratio of 19.3x
  • UPS may be overvalued based on its P/B ratio of 7.26x, relative to Integrated Freight & Logistics industry P/B ratio of 4.18x
  • UPS may be undervalued based on its PEG ratio of 0.54x

You can do more valuation research on UPS's stock here.

A look at UPS Cashflows and Balance Sheet

Passed Health Checks:

  • There are more short-term assets than short-term liabilities on the UPS balance sheet.
  • Total UPS debt is lower than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
  • UPS's operating cash flow of $10.24B allows it to safely service it's debt of $26.73B.
  • UPS earnings of $9.36B is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.

Failed Health Checks:

  • UPS has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 3.09.
  • UPS profit margin has gone down from 11.5% to 7.4% in the past year.
  • There are more long-term liabilities than short-term assets on the UPS balance sheet.

Is UPS stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell, according to analysts?

Out of 13 Wall Street analysts who track UPS, the consensus analyst rating on United Parcel Service is a Buy

It's important to keep in mind that analyst ratings are not recommendations, nor are they financial advice.

Latest UPS Analyst Forecasts

Benjamin Hartford, a top 27% analyst from Baird upgrades UPS to a buy rating and raises their UPS price target from $165.00 to $170.00, on Feb 16, 2024.

Thomas Wadewitz, a top 9% analyst from UBS upgrades UPS to a strong buy rating and raises their UPS price target from $160.00 to $175.00, on Feb 6, 2024.

UBS's Thomas Wadewitz upgraded their rating on United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) from Hold to Strong Buy on 2024/02/06. The analyst also raised their price target by 9.4% from $160 to $175.

The company's "strong" cost reduction program "helped support margin expansion and deliver earnings growth," the analyst told investors after reviewing United Parcel Service's Q4 and FY 2023 print, released on 2024/01/30.

UPS's Analyst Day event should provide "greater visibility to cost savings and act as a catalyst for stronger valuation," Wadewitz predicted.

Earnings Report

United Parcel Service reported:

For Q4 2023:

  • EPS of $2.47, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.44 but missed, by 31.8%, Q4 2022's $3.62.
  • Revenue of $24.92B, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $25.3B and, by 7.8%, Q4 2022's $27.03B.
  • Operating margin of 11.2%, down 290 bps from Q4 2022's 14.1%

For FY 202:

  • EPS of $8.78, down 32.1% from FY 2022's $12.94.
  • Revenue of $90.9B, down 9.4% from FY 2022's $100.34B.
  • Operating margin of 10.9%, down 290 bps from FY 2022's 13.8%.
  •  $7.6B returned to shareowners through dividends and share buybacks. 

For FY 2024, management guided:

  • Revenue of $92B to $94.5B.
  • Operating margin of 10% to 10.6%.
  • Capex of $4.5B.
  • Dividend payments of $5.4B.

CEO Carol Tomé commented: “I want to thank UPSers for providing the best on-time performance of any carrier for the sixth year in a row.

"2023 was a unique and difficult year, and through it all we remained focused on controlling what we could control, stayed on strategy and strengthened our foundation for future growth.”

Patrick Brown, a top 1% analyst from Raymond James maintains UPS with a strong buy rating and lowers their UPS price target from $185.00 to $175.00, on Jan 31, 2024.

Brandon Oglenski, a top 15% analyst from Barclays maintains UPS with a hold rating and lowers their UPS price target from $150.00 to $145.00, on Jan 31, 2024.

J. Bruce Chan, a bottom 11% analyst from Stifel Nicolaus maintains UPS with a strong buy rating and raises their UPS price target from $180.00 to $190.00, on Jan 10, 2024.

You can dig deeper into what analysts are saying on the United Parcel Service stock forecast page.

UPS Technical Indicators

SMA10
152.62
SMA20
152.48
SMA50
150.77
SMA100
151.94
SMA200
159.85
MACD
0.1
MACD Signal
0.85
MACD Histogram
-0.75
RSI
42.39
Stochastic %K
34.85
Stochastic %D
51.78
StochRSI %K
30
StochRSI %D
44.46

How are UPS Revenues/Earnings doing?

Last year, UPS earnings were $6.71B. During the last 5 year, UPS's earnings have grown by 7.15% per year. This was faster than the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry average of 7.07%.

Last year, UPS revenue was $90.96B. Over the last 5 year, UPS's revenue has gone up by 4.83% per year. This was slower than the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry average of 5.8%.

Learn more about UPS's earnings and revenue performance here.

Who is buying/selling UPS?

Over the last 12 months, insiders at UPS have sold more shares than they have bought.

Kathleen M. Gutmann, Pres Intl Healthcare and SCS of UPS, was the latest UPS insider to sell. They sold $45,718.44 worth of UPS stock on Mar 25, 2024.

Get more info about who owns UPS stock here.

Does UPS provide a stable income stream?

United Parcel Service pays a dividend of 4.41%, compared to the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry's average dividend yield of 2.22%. If you owned $1,000 of UPS stock, you would have been paid $44.05 in the past year.

United Parcel Service dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.

Get more data about United Parcel Service dividend yield and history here.

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Step 5: Place your UPS trade

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  • Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a stock at the best price on the market.
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  • Limit order: A limit order lets you buy or sell a stock at a specific price (or better).
    If you want to be certain you're buying or selling at an exact price, place a limit order.

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Step 6: Keep tabs on your UPS position

Now that you own some shares in UPS, you'll want to stay up-to-date on your new shares.

Add UPS to a watchlist to track your UPS stock.

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How to Buy Stock in United Parcel Service

To summarize, here are the 6 steps you need to take to buy United Parcel Service stock right now:

  1. Decide where to buy United Parcel Service stock
  2. Sign up for a brokerage account
  3. Fund your investment account
  4. Research United Parcel Service stock
  5. Place your UPS trade
  6. Keep tabs on your UPS position

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NYSE: UPS
$147.33+3.54 (+2.46%)
Updated Mar 27, 2024
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NYSE: UPS
$147.33+3.54 (+2.46%)
Updated Mar 27, 2024
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FAQ

How much does it cost to buy one United Parcel Service share?

As of Mar 27, 2024, it costs $147.33 to buy one share of United Parcel Service stock.

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Is now a good time to buy United Parcel Service stock?

According to 13 Wall Street analysts who monitor United Parcel Service, their consensus recommendation is to buy United Parcel Service stock.

What is the best way to buy United Parcel Service stock?

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