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After finishing at $87.74 in the prior trading day, United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE: UPS) closed at $87.46, down -0.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.47 million shares were traded. UPS stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.265 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $87.04.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UPS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.73.
On July 29, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $98.
BNP Paribas Exane Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on July 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 22 ’25 when Shi Christiana Smith bought 500 shares for $88.17 per share. The transaction valued at 44,084 led to the insider holds 500 shares of the business.
JOHNSON WILLIAM R bought 5,000 shares of UPS for $432,477 on Jul 31 ’25. The Director now owns 10,160 shares after completing the transaction at $86.50 per share. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, TOME CAROL B, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 11,682 shares for $85.67 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,000,816 and bolstered with 24,718 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UPS now has a Market Capitalization of 74128474112 and an Enterprise Value of 97015758848. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.074 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.411.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UPS is 1.06, which has changed by -0.31236732 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UPS has reached a high of $145.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $84.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.65M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8662880 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 847.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 735.90M. Insiders hold about 13.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.36% stake in the company. Shares short for UPS as of 1753920000 were 18149337 with a Short Ratio of 2.73, compared to 1751241600 on 15908529. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18149337 and a Short% of Float of 2.4699999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UPS’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.54, compared to 6.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07453841The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.62.
