why United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] is a Good Choice for Investors After New Price Target of $149.44

United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] gained 1.42% on the last trading session, reaching $126.76 price per share at the time.

If compared to the average trading volume of 4.05M shares, UPS reached a trading volume of 4535179 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for UPS shares is $149.44 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on UPS stock is a recommendation set at 2.16. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Wolfe Research have made an estimate for United Parcel Service, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price from $155 to $150. The new note on the price target was released on December 10, 2024, representing the official price target for United Parcel Service, Inc stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for United Parcel Service, Inc is set at 2.29, with the Price to Sales ratio for UPS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.20. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 6.41, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 7.10. Price to Free Cash Flow for UPS in the course of the last twelve months was 24.82 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.14.

Trading performance analysis for UPS stock

United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.52. With this latest performance, UPS shares gained by 0.92% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -6.55% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -20.74% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for UPS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 48.56, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 53.81, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.88 for United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 130.21, while it was recorded at 124.72 for the last single week of trading, and 135.33 for the last 200 days.

United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

United Parcel Service, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.14 and a Current Ratio set at 1.14.

United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for UPS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for United Parcel Service, Inc go to 4.43%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]

There are presently around $72.32%, or 72.33%% of UPS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of UPS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 63.95 million shares, which is approximately 7.4706%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 55.37 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$7.58 billion in UPS stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$3.97 billion in UPS stock with ownership which is approximately 3.386%.