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.
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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.
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.
United Parcel Service reported:
For Q4 2023:
For FY 202:
For FY 2024, management guided:
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.
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.
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.
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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