UPS stock: buy or sell
Updated on:
Apr 22nd, 2021
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UPS stock brief
- After reaching all-time highs last Friday, UPS closed at $178.57 just changing a -0.62%
- UPS is presenting its earnings report next Tuesday
- Barclays and Raymond James published neutral ratings for UPS on Wednesday, with an average target of $190.00
- On April 9, it broke out above $174.83, a resistance not crossed since December 2020.
- United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and financial services. It operates through three segments: U. S.
Should I buy UPS stock?
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Is $UPS stock a buy?
Currently, UPS stock doesn't match any of these trading strategies, so our recommendation is not to buy now. This doesn't mean $UPS will slide in coming sessions, or it will not rise higher. Simply, it doesn't match our recommended trading systems
Should I sell UPS stock?
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As a golden rule, you must never mantain an investment that yields higher than expected losses at the time of purchase. The timing to sell your stock should always be ruled by the stop-loss (automatic or manual)
Is it time to sell UPS stock?
Currently, UPS stock doesn't match any of our preferred sell setups, so if you own UPS shares and your operation is in profit probably is not time to sell now
UPS ratings
In the last 30 days, 7 ratings were published for UPS
Brokerage firm | Rating |
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Mar 26th, 2021 | |
Vertical Research | |
Apr 1st, 2021 | |
Vertical Research | |
Apr 14th, 2021 | |
Credit Suisse Group | |
Apr 15th, 2021 | |
Barclays | |
Raymond James | Neutral |
Apr 21st, 2021 | |
Barclays | |
Raymond James | Neutral |
UPS stock analysis
$UPS at Highs
Last Friday, UPS hit new all-time highs (ATH) again at $181.19. Stock surged fast in the last 10 sessions, smashing new all-time highs 4 times
SMAs overview
Supports and resistances
Price is at all-time highs and there are not upper resistances.
The current support levels are:
Bollinger bands
Since the price surpassed the upper band on April 13, the price dropped by 0.75%
Relative strength index
The RSI dropped below the overbought level of 70 last Monday after just crossing to the overbough zone for just one day (weak signal). The RSI value on Wednesday was 64.75
UPS stock price history
UPS went public on Nov 10th, 1999 at $38.12 per share1. Since then, UPS stock has risen by 368.44%, with an average of 17.54% per year. An investment of $1,000USD on Nov 1999 would be valued $4,684.42 nowadays.
1: Adjusted price after possible price splits or reverse-splits
Price target for UPS stock
Nobody knows how much a share will be priced tomorrow. Banks and financial organisations publish their analysis predicting how a particular stock will performance in the future.
Along with buy or sell recommendations, financial institutions release their price target based on the stock price action and the company fundamental data. Most of these estimates follow the publication of new financial data by the company, and many times. Again, these predictions are not direct recommendations for individual traders and must not be trusted blindly.
There are 7 price forecasts published for UPS that average $195.00. UPS closed at $178.57 on Wednesday, so the target price is predicting an increase by 9.20%.
Brokerage firm | Price target |
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Mar 26th, 2021 | |
Vertical Research | $195.00 |
Apr 1st, 2021 | |
Vertical Research | $195.00 |
Apr 14th, 2021 | |
Credit Suisse Group | $215.00 |
Apr 15th, 2021 | |
Barclays | $155.00 → $180.00 |
Raymond James | $195.00 → $200.00 |
Apr 21st, 2021 | |
Barclays | $155.00 → $180.00 |
Raymond James | $195.00 → $200.00 |
Earnings and financials
UPS ($UPS) is presenting quarterly financial report next Tuesday. Wall Street analysts predict of $1.71, that is a 35.71% less than Q4.
Shareholders event was hosted by UPS ($UPS) last February after posting the financial report. UPS surpassed market estimates and reported of $2.66, that is a 24.30% better than expected versus the predictions of $2.14. Similarly, reported sales were $24.9 billion compared to estimates of $22.9 billion.
Compared to the same quarter last year, EPS was $2.11, so reported EPS means a improvement of 26.07%. Looking at revenue, figures skyrocketed a 21.04% compared to $205.7B same quarter a year ago.UPS performance
Company | 1m | 3m | 6m |
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UPS ($UPS) | 11.70% | 12.80% | 4.40% |
Important:
The viewpoints published in this article are personal and not recommendations for you to buy or sell shares. The author of this article does not have an understanding of the specific circumstances of the reader, his or her own financial statements or what is in his or her best interest at any given time. All users should speak with their financial advisor before buying or selling any securities Viewpoints are provided for learning motives onlyUPS summary
Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 | |
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Open | $179.39 |
Close | $178.57 |
Day range | $177.57 - $179.54 |
Previous close | $179.69 |
Session gain | -0.62% |
Average true range | $3.53 |
50d mov avg | $166.09 |
100d mov avg | $165.00 |
200d mov avg | $159.10 |
Earnings date | April 27th, 2021 |