UPS

Market Inference Brief -- UPS Stock

Shares of United Parcel Service have moved 0.2% today, and are now trading at a price of $176.32. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 104,042 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,472,545.

United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. Based in Atlanta, United States the company has 500,000 full time employees and a market cap of $151,438,786,560. United Parcel Service currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 3.5% per year.

The company is now trading -6.85% away from its average analyst target price of $189.29 per share. The 27 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $100.0 to $230.0, and on average give United Parcel Service a rating of buy.

Over the last year, UPS shares have gone down by -483.3%, which represents a difference of -1976.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $209.39 per share and its 52 week low is $154.87. With its operating margins declining a compounded average of -17.3% over the last 4 years, United Parcel Service may not have a strong enough business to reverse this trend.

Date Reported Revenue ($ k) Cost of Revenue ($ k) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2022-12-31 100,338,000 87,244,000 13.05 -0.91
2021-12-31 97,287,000 84,477,000 13.17 42.69
2020-12-31 84,628,000 76,814,000 9.23 -12.26
2019-12-31 74,094,000 66,296,000 10.52 n/a
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