United Parcel Service (UPS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is a global logistics and package delivery company that provides transportation and supply chain management services to businesses and consumers. Its operations include the pickup, transportation and delivery of packages, documents and freight through ground, air and international networks.

UPS also offers logistics and supply chain solutions, including warehousing, distribution, customs brokerage, contract logistics, returns management and specialized services for healthcare and other industries. Its portfolio includes UPS Store retail locations and other customer access points that support shipping, packaging and related services.

Founded in 1907 as the American Messenger Company in Seattle, UPS adopted its current name in 1919 as it expanded beyond local messenger services. The company serves customers across the United States and in more than 200 countries and territories. UPS is led by Chief Executive Officer Kate Gutmann.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $96.62 to $99.75
• 50-Day Range: $92.00 to $105.83
• 52-Week Range: $85.24 to $122.41
• Volume: 5.51 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $82.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.08
• Dividend Yield: 6.73%
• Price Target: $115.87
• Consensus Rating: Hold

United Parcel Service Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

United Parcel Service scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 140th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

United Parcel Service has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

United Parcel Service has a consensus price target of $115.87, representing about 18.9% upside from its current price of $97.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

United Parcel Service has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for United Parcel Service are expected to grow by 10.85% in the coming year, from $7.19 to $7.97 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of United Parcel Service is 14.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of United Parcel Service is 14.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

United Parcel Service has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

United Parcel Service has a P/B Ratio of 5.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.34% of the float of United Parcel Service has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

United Parcel Service has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in United Parcel Service has recently increased by 10.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

United Parcel Service is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.71%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

United Parcel Service has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of United Parcel Service is 121.93%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, United Parcel Service will have a dividend payout ratio of 82.31% in the coming year. This indicates that United Parcel Service may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

United Parcel Service has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for United Parcel Service this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

118 people have searched for UPS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

44 people have added United Parcel Service to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 193% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, United Parcel Service insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.19% of the stock of United Parcel Service is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.26% of the stock of United Parcel Service is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Sub-Industry: Air Freight & Logistics
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UPS
• CIK: 1090727
• Web: www.ups.com
• Phone: (404) 828-6000
• Fax: 404-828-7666
• Employees: 460,000
• Year Founded: 1907

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for United Parcel Service: $115.87
• High Price Target: $135.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.55
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• Net Income: $5.57 billion
• Net Margins: 5.08%
• Pretax Margin: 6.52%
• Return on Equity: 37.50%
• Return on Assets: 8.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.58
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 1.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $88.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $11.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.45
• Book Value: $19.15 per share
• Price / Book: 5.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 850,780,000
• Free Float: 849,166,000
• Market Cap: $82.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07