UPS

Quick Update for United Parcel Service (UPS) Investors

United Parcel Service moved -0.1% this evening session, trading between a high of $161.43 and a low of $159.65 per share. Yesterday the stock finished at $160.73 per share, compared to an average analyst target price of $186.85.

United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. The large-cap trucking freight/courier services company is based in the United States, and over the last twelve months it has returned a dividend yield of 3.9%. United Parcel Service has trailing twelve months earnings per share (EPS) of 11.52, which at today's prices amounts to a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.9.

Based on its expected future earnings growth, the company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -11.45. Usually a PEG ratio between 0 and 1 indicates a potentially undervalued company.

Overview of the Company's Gross Margins:

Date Reported Revenue ($ k) Cost of Revenue ($ k) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-21 100,338,000 -73,967,000 26 0.0
2022-02-22 97,287,000 -72,055,000 26 13.04
2021-02-22 84,628,000 -65,107,000 23 -4.17
2020-02-20 74,094,000 -56,625,000 24 9.09
2019-02-21 71,861,000 -55,803,000 22 -8.33
2018-02-21 66,585,000 -50,564,000 24

At 24.2%, United Parcel Service's average gross margins are wider than the 21.94% average of its industry peer group, which suggests that the firm might have a competitive advantage.

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