United Parcel Service (UPS) closed the most recent trading day at $126.10, moving +0.62% from the previous trading session. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.43%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.07%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.9%.
Heading into today, shares of the package delivery service had lost 6.49% over the past month, outpacing the Transportation sector's loss of 7.76% and lagging the S&P 500's loss of 1.98% in that time.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of United Parcel Service in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.50, up 1.21% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $25.23 billion, up 1.28% from the year-ago period.
Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $7.48 per share and revenue of $91 billion. These totals would mark changes of -14.81% and +0.05%, respectively, from last year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for United Parcel Service. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Therefore, positive revisions in estimates convey analysts' confidence in the company's business performance and profit potential.
Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.01% higher. United Parcel Service presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, United Parcel Service currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 16.75. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 16.23.
One should further note that UPS currently holds a PEG ratio of 2.06. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Transportation - Air Freight and Cargo industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 1.31 as of yesterday's close.
The Transportation - Air Freight and Cargo industry is part of the Transportation sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 90, placing it within the top 36% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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