The stock of United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) has gone down by -2.01% for the week, with a -7.58% drop in the past month and a -13.94% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.23% for UPS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -7.30% for UPS’s stock, with a simple moving average of -14.20% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) Right Now?
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.56x compared to its average ratio. UPS has 36-month beta value of 0.97. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 19 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for UPS is 729.26M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.83% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of UPS on August 06, 2024 was 4.31M shares.
UPS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) has dropped by -1.59 compared to previous close of 128.06. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.01% in its stock price over the last five trading days. investorplace.com reported 2024-08-05 that Identifying overlooked stocks with solid fundamentals can lead to significant returns while investing. Many investors focus on high-profile companies that need more opportunities in less visible sectors.
Analysts’ Opinion of UPS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for UPS stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for UPS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for UPS in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $156 based on the research report published on June 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see UPS reach a price target of $170. The rating they have provided for UPS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 25th, 2024.
Redburn Atlantic gave a rating of “Buy” to UPS, setting the target price at $180 in the report published on April 03rd of the current year.
UPS Trading at -7.70% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought UPS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.28%, as shares sank -7.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, UPS fell by -2.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -19.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $135.46. In addition, United Parcel Service, Inc. saw -19.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at UPS starting from JOHNSON WILLIAM R, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $128.61 back on Jul 25 ’24. After this action, JOHNSON WILLIAM R now owns 5,160 shares of United Parcel Service, Inc., valued at $643,034 using the latest closing price.
Boratto Eva C, the Director of United Parcel Service, Inc., purchase 1,400 shares at $142.30 during a trade that took place back on Feb 02 ’24, which means that Boratto Eva C is holding 1,400 shares at $199,220 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for UPS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for United Parcel Service, Inc. stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 28.36, with 7.52 for asset returns.
Based on United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.34. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 16.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 12.51 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.78. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.89for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.25.
Conclusion
To put it simply, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
