United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Sep 6, 2026

Research Idea

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UPS projects solid Q4 2025 guidance with $24.5B revenue and $2.9B operating profit, driven by cost reductions, network optimization, and health care logistics acquisition, combined with attractive dividend yield (~6.1%) and ~7% positive price momentum over 3 weeks, underpinning moderate near-term price appreciation.

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Idea window: 1/27/2026 – 2/3/2026Sector: Industrials

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$100.28
Market Cap
$85.18B
1D Return
+0.31%
YTD Return
+5.90%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
18.6
P/B
5.7
P/S
0.9
EV/EBITDA
10.3
Div Yield
6.54%

Fundamental Analysis

4.0

Key Financial Insights: • Margin Compression • Weak Cash Flow • Elevated Leverage UPS's strong 2025 profitability has deteriorated sharply in 2026, with weaker margins, cash flow, dividend coverage, and rising leverage warranting caution despite moderate valuation.

Profitability
Leverage

Price Behavior

4.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Recent seller control • Key support test • Overhead resistance Support Level: $101.58–$102.00 Resistance Level: $104.20–$105.70 UPS has weakened over the last month, with sellers in control below $103.30; defend $101.58–$102.00 support, while a break above $104.20–$105.70 is needed to improve momentum.

UPS
RangeBound

Sentiment & News

5.0

Key News Insights: • Margin Shift • AI Automation • Dividend Pressure UPS is reshaping toward higher-margin global, healthcare and supply-chain services through major investment and automation, but dividend sustainability and weak volumes remain key investor risks.

UPS
DividendRisk
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AI Summary

5.0
Neutral

UPS is a turnaround-and-income bet—not a dependable yield play—where the upside depends on its $3 billion efficiency program and higher-margin healthcare/international mix restoring free cash flow, while the immediate risk is that dividends vastly exceed current cash generation amid weak volumes and elevated leverage.

EfficiencyUpside
DividendRisk
Turnaround
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Description

United Parcel Service, Inc. is a global package delivery and logistics company operating two primary segments: U.S. Domestic Package, which provides time-definite air and ground delivery across the United States, and International Package, which offers guaranteed international shipping services across major regions. The company also supplies freight forwarding, customs brokerage, supply-chain and industry-specific logistics (including healthcare), shipping visibility and billing tools, and financial and insurance products, serving roughly 200 countries and territories. UPS maintains a large transportation fleet and container inventory and was founded in 1907 with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Jan 27Feb 3UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc.
UPS projects solid Q4 2025 guidance with $24.5B revenue and $2.9B operating profit, driven by cost reductions, network optimization, and health care logistics acquisition, combined with attractive dividend yield (~6.1%) and ~7% positive price momentum over 3 weeks, underpinning moderate near-term price appreciation.
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