United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] surged by $1.53 during the normal trading session on Tuesday and reaching a high of $103.7024 during the day while it closed the day at $102.38.
United Parcel Service, Inc stock has also gained 1.43% of its value over the past 7 days. However, UPS stock has inclined by 4.78% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has lost -17.35% and lost -24.47% year-on date.
The market cap for UPS stock reached $86.70 billion, with 846.80 million shares outstanding and 733.62 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.60M shares, UPS reached a trading volume of 6510343 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say 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 $112.93 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 2.12. 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.
BNP Paribas Exane have made an estimate for United Parcel Service, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on July 03, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 01, 2025, representing the official price target for United Parcel Service, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $98, while Wells Fargo analysts kept a Equal Weight rating on UPS stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.54, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 5.98. Price to Free Cash Flow for UPS in the course of the last twelve months was 16.13 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.09.
UPS stock trade performance evaluation
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 1.43. With this latest performance, UPS shares gained by 5.69% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -17.35% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -18.81% in the past year of trading.
United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] shares currently have an operating margin of 9.62% and a Gross Margin at 18.15%. United Parcel Service, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 6.46%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 8.61%, with Return on Assets sitting at 8.61%.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] stock
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 3.48%.
United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $70.21%, or 70.24% 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%.
