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United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE: UPS) closed the day trading at $109.95 down -5.05% from the previous closing price of $115.80. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.6 million shares were traded. UPS stock price reached its highest trading level at $116.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.89.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of UPS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.12 and its Current Ratio is at 1.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on March 13, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $140.
On March 07, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $119.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $160 to $130.
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 Feb 28 ’25 when Lane Laura J bought 660 shares for $118.71 per share.
Cesarone Nando sold 10,000 shares of UPS for $1,371,022 on Nov 25 ’24. The President, US Operations now owns 36,769 shares after completing the transaction at $137.10 per share. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, Brothers Norman M. Jr, who serves as the Chief Legal & Compliance Off of the company, sold 7,325 shares for $138.57 each. As a result, the insider received 1,015,009 and left with 0 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 98144223232 and an Enterprise Value of 113275207680. As of this moment, United’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.244 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.748.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UPS is 1.08, which has changed by -0.25371617 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UPS has reached a high of $157.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $109.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.58%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, UPS traded about 6.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, UPS traded about 6746550 shares per day. A total of 854.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 739.72M. Insiders hold about 13.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.02% stake in the company. Shares short for UPS as of 1740700800 were 15196986 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1738281600 on 16729820. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15196986 and a Short% of Float of 2.0499999.
Dividends & Splits
UPS’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.53, up from 6.52 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05630397The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.37.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS) is currently being evaluated by 24.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.86, with high estimates of $1.99 and low estimates of $1.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.25 and $7.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.86. EPS for the following year is $8.87, with 33.0 analysts recommending between $11.5 and $6.78.
Revenue Estimates
19 analysts predict $21.23B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $21.76B to a low estimate of $20.76B. As of the current estimate, United Parcel Service, Inc’s year-ago sales were $21.7BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $21.31B. There is a high estimate of $21.78B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $20.88B.
A total of 28 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UPS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $98.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $87.23B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $89.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $91.07BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $91.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $103.2B and the low estimate is $87.19B.
