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

Last updated: Sep 20, 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
$100.32
Market Cap
$75.08B
1D Return
-0.73%
YTD Return
+5.95%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
18.6
P/B
5.7
P/S
0.8
EV/EBITDA
9.4
Div Yield
6.55%

Fundamental Analysis

4.0

Key Financial Insights: • Margin Compression • Weak Cash Flow • High Leverage UPS's strong FY2025 profitability has deteriorated sharply in Q2, with weaker cash flow, elevated leverage, and an unsustainably covered dividend warranting caution.

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Price Behavior

4.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Lower highs • Support test • Reversal trigger Support Level: $98.77–$99.22 Resistance Level: $102.29–$102.46 UPS remains in a last-month downtrend; watch $98.77–$99.22 support for a bounce, while a break above $102.46 would be the first reversal signal.

Bearish
Technical

Sentiment & News

5.0

Key News Insights: • $2B Growth Investment • Margin Mix Shift • Dividend Coverage Risk UPS is investing $2B to shift toward higher-margin global, healthcare, and SMB growth, but dividend coverage and cost pressures remain key risks.

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AI Summary

5.0
Neutral

UPS is a cash-flow and execution turnaround—not a simple high-yield income stock—where upside hinges on automation and a shift from Amazon volume to higher-margin healthcare, SMB, and international business, but investors should wait for sustained free-cash-flow coverage of the dividend and margin gains before gaining conviction.

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AI summary updated 36 days ago

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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