UPS stock: buy or sell
Updated on:
Jul 29th, 2021
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UPS stock brief
- UPS closed on Wednesday at $192.04 (-1.61%) prior to presenting earnings on Thursday
- UPS dropped a -9.26% in 4 consecutive sessions in negative
- UPS presented its earnings report on Thursday
- The price is currently below the lower Bollinger band, which often indicates a short-term bounce that you better not try to trade
- 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?
In the current situation of UPS there is not any eligible buy setup. This doesn't mean we expect a selloff for $UPS in the next few days, or that it may not rise higher. Simply, it doesn't match our recommended trading systems
Should I sell UPS stock?
Knowing when to sell a stock is even more difficult than knowing when to buy it. Similarly to when we have to buy shares, deciding when is appropiate to sell is not a whimsy decision, and we must follow our own trading strategy. Our trading system selects very simple setups to guide us on when is a good time to sell our shares. Be aware that these setups are not intended for selling short UPS stock
As a golden rule, you must never mantain an investment that leads to losses greater than those expected at the time of purchase. When to sell shares should always be dictated 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
Price lost SMA50 level
On Tuesday, the price fell across the 50-d moving average showing that the prior upward trend might have come to an end. This is a good time to revise your current setup for this position and determine if it's time to sell
UPS ratings
In the previous month we couldn't find any rating for UPS
UPS stock analysis
Downtrend breakdown.
SMAs overview
Supports and resistances
The current resistances are:
The current supports are:
Bollinger bands
Price readings above or below the Bollinger Bands signal that the price has followed a strong trend that has led to extreme highs or lows. In this case, the price is lower the upper band, meaning a possible near-term bounce (at least) until it is back above the band
Relative strength index
Cut down the 30 level Wednesday, with a value of 25.41. Sliding below the undervaluated zone is not a bullish sign, as stock price can be below 30 for many weeks and continue to drop
UPS stock price history
UPS IPO was on Nov 10th, 1999 priced at $37.94 per share1. Since then, UPS stock has risen by 406.17%, with an average of 19.34% per year. An investment of $1,000USD on Nov 1999 would have a value of $5,061.68 today.
1: Adjusted price after possible price splits or reverse-splits
Price target for UPS stock
How much a stock will be priced tomorrow or next week is quite unpredictable. Banks and financial organisations publish their analysis predicting how a particular stock will performance in the future.
The following table shows the price target published by analysts over the last 30 days. If you are a small investor you should not trade based on these forecasts.
We don't have any target price published in the last 4 weeks for UPS.
Earnings and financials
On Thursday, UPS ($UPS) had the shareholders call and released the report. UPS surpassed market estimates and presented of $3.06, that is a 8.90% increase compared to the previous predictions of $2.81. On the other hand, reported revenues of $23.4 billion were in line with consensus estimates.
This compares to Earnings of $2.13 per share a year ago, so reported EPS is a gain of 43.66%. Revenue skyrocketed a 27.02% on an annualized basis in the , from $180.4B to $229.1B last quarter.UPS ($UPS) is posting quarterly financial report next October.
UPS competitors
UPS is part of the Capital Goods sector and the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry, which contain industry peers.
UPS most relevant competitors are:
| Company | Market cap | Rating | Bullish ratings1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS ($UPS) | $139.3B | ||
| FedEx ($FDX) | $66.6B | Neutral | 0 |
| ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. American Depos (ZTO) | $28.2B | Neutral | 0 |
1 In the last 30 days.
UPS performance
To better understand UPS stock performance you must compare its gains with other related stocks in same sector or industry.. For UPS, the benchmark is made against FedEx and ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. American Depos.
| Company | 1m | 3m | 6m |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPS ($UPS) | -6.40% | -3.50% | 22.10% |
| FedEx ($FDX) | -4.80% | -2.60% | 15.10% |
| ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. American Depos (ZTO) | -7.80% | -14.90% | -20.10% |
Please read:
The viewpoints published in this post are personal and not recommendations for you to buy or sell shares. The author of this paper does not have an understanding of the individual positions of the reader, his or her finances or his or her own best interests at any given time. All users should speak with their financial advisor before buying or selling any securities Viewpoints are published for general educational purposes onlyUPS summary
| Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 | |
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| Open | $195.09 |
| Close | $192.04 |
| Day range | $190.51 - $195.87 |
| Previous close | $195.19 |
| Session gain | -1.61% |
| Average true range | $4.76 |
| 50d mov avg | $208.96 |
| 100d mov avg | $195.02 |
| 200d mov avg | $179.07 |
| Earnings date | October 26th, 2021 |