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In the latest trading session, United Parcel Service (UPS) closed at $136.60, marking a -0.2% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.16%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.18%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the package delivery service had lost 1.6% over the past month. This has was narrower than the Transportation sector's loss of 4.01% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 3.15% in that time.The upcoming earnings release of United Par ...

The latest trading session saw United Parcel Service (UPS) ending at $136.87, denoting a +1.99% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.77%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.79%.The package delivery service's stock has dropped by 6.66% in the past month, falling short of the Transportation sector's loss of 4.81% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.59%.The upcoming earnings release of United Parcel Se ...

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 17: Pilar Fogliati attends Italian premiere of "Inside Out 2" on June 17, 2024 in ... [+] Rome, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images for Disney)Getty Images for DisneyGiven its better prospects, we believe Disney stock (NYSE: DIS) is a better pick than UPS stock (NYSE: UPS). The decision to invest often comes down to finding the best stocks within the scope of certain characteristics that suit an investment style. In this case, although these companies are from different sectors ...

Dimitri Otis Introduction and Background I am a high-quality dividend growth investor first, but have a strong lean toward value, as anyone who has read my previous articles knows. For many months now, it has been difficult to find high-quality, dividend-growth stocks trading at a deep discount. With that in mind, instead of my normal, high-quality trading near 52-week lows focus, I thought I'd dig a little deeper into the growth part of high-quality dividend growth to see if there are any obvious opportuni ...

The Bold Bureau/iStock Editorial via Getty Images United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is a global parcel delivery and supply chain management company. Founded in 1907, United Parcel Service (hereafter referred to as UPS) is now a $118 billion (by market cap) package delivery monster that employs more than 500,000 people. The company reports results across three segments: U.S. Domestic, 66% of FY 2023 revenue; International, 20%; and Supply Chain Solutions, 14%. UPS is the world's largest package delivery ...

The package delivery company is in recovery mode in 2024.It's been a challenging year for UPS (UPS 0.56%) and its shareholders. The stock is down more than 21% over the last year and down 14% in 2024 as the company continues to face declining delivery volumes and challenging comparisons with previous periods due to elevated costs, including higher labor costs, resulting from a new contract agreed to last year. Still, stocks are often a great value when companies build a recovery from a seemingly difficult p ...

code6d/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble... We want to buy them when they're on the operating table. - Warren Buffett Some of Warren Buffett's best investments were made when companies with strong competitive moats got into temporary trouble. Perhaps the best-known example is American Express (AXP) which lost significant money in the "salad oil" swindle. Still, Buffett realized that American Express would probably rec ...

The package delivery giant has laid out its medium-term goals. If it hits them, the stock at current prices will have been a great value opportunity.UPS (UPS 0.03%) management set out its targets for 2026 during its investor day event in March, and they will serve as a guidepost for investors. The question is not whether UPS will be a good value at current prices if it hits those goals, but whether it will achieve its aims. Here's what you need to know about the company's plans for the next three years.UPS ...

The sell-off in UPS has gone too far.United Parcel Service (UPS 0.06%) stock gained an impressive 83% between 2020 and the end of 2021 -- benefiting from a shift away from services and in-store shopping toward home delivery. But since the beginning of 2022, UPS is down over 35% compared to a 12% gain in the S&P 500.Here's why the high-yield dividend stock deserved to sell off but is worth buying now. A major slowdownOne look at a chart of UPS' stock price, sales, and operating margin, and it's easy to see w ...