United Parcel Service (UPS) closed the most recent trading day at $85.28, moving 1.12% from the previous trading session.
United Parcel Service expands in Penang with a new 20,000-sq-ft package center, extending pickup times and boosting delivery efficiency for local businesses.
United Parcel Service (UPS -1.16%) is best known for the brown trucks that dash about most population centers in the United States. The trucks are so common that they are a fairly ubiquitous part of life, showing the importance of what UPS, as it is more commonly called, does as a business.
United Parcel Service (UPS) closed at $85.2 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.4% move from the prior day.
United Parcel Service (UPS 0.29%) will report its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 18 , and there's a substantial risk that management won't have many good things to say. At the same time, the stock's decline and the company's long-term growth prospects make it a compelling stock to monitor.
UPS is deeply oversold, trading near Great Recession valuation multiples, and offers a compelling value opportunity with a 7%+ dividend yield. Despite recent earnings misses and trade lane disruptions, management's cost-cutting and automation initiatives should restore margins over the next few quarters. China-US trade lane declined 34.8% but China-to-world volumes surged 22.4%, showing successful geographic diversification and strategic network adaptation.
UPS offers a compelling 7%+ dividend yield at multi-year low valuations, making it attractive for long-term investors despite recent stock declines. The company's main challenge is high operating costs and lower margins, but automation and cost optimization initiatives could drive a turnaround. Valuation metrics show UPS is significantly undervalued versus peers, with forward P/E and EV/Sales well below industry averages, suggesting upside potential.
UPS offers a compelling 7%+ dividend yield and trades at a deeply discounted valuation. United Parcel Service faces major near-term uncertainties and execution risks. I dig into the bull and bear cases and share my take on the stock right now.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to UPS (UPS). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
UPS faces declining revenues, margin pressure, and union resistance, but $82 offers a compelling long-term entry point for patient investors. Cost savings and automation initiatives are underway, but union opposition and slow implementation hinder rapid margin improvement. While sales are down, much is due to divestitures and shifting consumer habits; the low PS ratio suggests undervaluation, not terminal decline.
Expeditors shines with dividend sustainability, cost-cutting, and stock gains, while United Parcel Service struggles with weak demand and payout concerns.
UPS averts a strike in seven states, but union tensions persist over jobs, overtime, and van upgrades.