United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services comprising guaranteed time-definite express options in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. The company also offers international air and ocean freight forwarding, post-sales, and mail and consulting services. In addition, it provides truckload and customs brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries; fulfillment and transportation management services; and integrated supply chain and shipment insurance solutions. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

United Parcel Service, Inc.

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 53.64 to 25,875.19. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 181,298,497 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is +1.51 at $193.00, with 3,640,594 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NVDA is in the "buy range".
Bitfarms Ltd. (BITF) is -0.11 at $4.43, with 2,210,212 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BITF is in the "buy range".
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is +11.0228 at $100.24, with 2,130,651 shares traded. UPS's current last sale is 100.24% of the target price of $100.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH) is +17.395 at $383.38, with 1,426,129 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 3 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Dec 2025. The consensus EPS forecast is $2.07. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for UNH is in the "buy range".
AT&T Inc. (T) is -0.0399 at $25.49, with 1,184,165 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for T is in the "buy range".
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(RTTNews) - United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) will host a conference call at 8:30 AM ET on October 28, 2025, to discuss Q3 25 earnings results.
To access the live webcast, log on to https://investors.ups.com/news-events/ir-calendar/detail/10946/q3-2025-united-parcel-service-inc-earnings-conference-call
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United Parcel Service Q3 25 Earnings Conference Call At 8:30 AM ET

United Parcel Service (UPS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.74 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.76 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +32.82%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this package delivery service would post earnings of $1.56 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.55, delivering a surprise of -0.64%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.
UPS, which belongs to the Zacks Transportation - Air Freight and Cargo industry, posted revenues of $21.42 billion for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.78%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $22.25 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
UPS shares have lost about 29.3% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 16.9%.
What's Next for UPS?
While UPS has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for UPS was unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $2.04 on $23.74 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and $6.46 on $87.44 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Transportation - Air Freight and Cargo is currently in the bottom 10% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
GXO Logistics (GXO), another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended September 2025. The results are expected to be released on November 4.
This contract logistics provider is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -1.3%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 3% lower over the last 30 days to the current level.
GXO Logistics' revenues are expected to be $3.37 billion, up 6.9% from the year-ago quarter.
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

(RTTNews) - UPS (UPS) said, for the fourth quarter of 2025, on a consolidated basis, it expects revenue to be approximately $24.0 billion and non-GAAP adjusted operating margin of approximately 11.0% - 11.5%. For the full year 2025, dividend payments are expected to be around $5.5 billion.
For the third quarter, the company's bottom line came in at $1.311 billion, or $1.55 per share. This compares with $1.539 billion, or $1.80 per share, last year. Excluding items, United Parcel Service reported adjusted earnings of $1.475 billion or $1.74 per share for the period. Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.30 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Revenue for the period fell 3.7% to $21.415 billion from $22.245 billion last year.
Shares of UPS are up 15% in pre-market trade on Tuesday.
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UPS Issues Q4 Revenue Guidance

(RTTNews) - United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) revealed a profit for third quarter that Decreased from last year but beat the Street estimates.
The company's bottom line came in at $1.311 billion, or $1.55 per share. This compares with $1.539 billion, or $1.80 per share, last year.
Excluding items, United Parcel Service Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $1.475 billion or $1.74 per share for the period.
Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $1.30 per share. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
The company's revenue for the period fell 3.7% to $21.415 billion from $22.245 billion last year.
United Parcel Service Inc. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $1.311 Bln. vs. $1.539 Bln. last year. -EPS: $1.55 vs. $1.80 last year. -Revenue: $21.415 Bln vs. $22.245 Bln last year.
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United Parcel Service Inc. Q3 Profit Decreases, But Beats Estimates

The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 10/28/2025. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The hmo company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $2.80. This value represents a 60.84% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. The last two quarters UNH had negative earnings surprises; the latest report they missed by -15.7%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for UNH is 22.42 vs. an industry ratio of 46.60.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The electric power utilities company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $1.04. This value represents a 0.97% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year NEE has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 2.94%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NEE is 22.94 vs. an industry ratio of 19.80, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
American Tower Corporation (REIT) (AMT)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The reit company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $2.55. This value represents a 3.41% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year AMT has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 3.59%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for AMT is 18.74 vs. an industry ratio of 12.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The leisure (recreational) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $5.67. This value represents a 9.04% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year RCL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 6.83%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for RCL is 20.21 vs. an industry ratio of 5.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The chemical company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $3.46. This value represents a 2.67% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for SHW is 29.43 vs. an industry ratio of 8.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The chemical company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $2.06. This value represents a 12.57% increase compared to the same quarter last year. ECL missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.53%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for ECL is 36.87 vs. an industry ratio of 8.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Corning Incorporated (GLW)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The communications company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 4 analysts that follow the stock is $0.66. This value represents a 22.22% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year GLW has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 5.26%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for GLW is 35.39 vs. an industry ratio of 39.90.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The financial transactions company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 14 analysts that follow the stock is $1.19. This value represents a 0.83% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year PYPL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 7.69%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for PYPL is 13.34 vs. an industry ratio of 12.50, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The transportation company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $1.31. This value represents a 25.57% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. UPS missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.64%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for UPS is 13.50 vs. an industry ratio of 16.00.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The biomedical (gene) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 7 analysts that follow the stock is $7.63. This value represents a 34.95% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. REGN missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -2.72%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for REGN is 17.96 vs. an industry ratio of -2.10, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Carrier Global Corporation (CARR)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The building company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $0.55. This value represents a 33.73% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year CARR has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 1.1%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CARR is 21.34 vs. an industry ratio of 23.20.
D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The building (residential/commercial) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 15 analysts that follow the stock is $3.29. This value represents a 16.07% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for DHI is 13.36 vs. an industry ratio of 12.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
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Pre-Market Earnings Report for October 28, 2025 : UNH, NEE, AMT, RCL, SHW, ECL, GLW, PYPL, UPS, REGN, CARR, DHI

Key Points
UPS is struggling due to tariffs and its decision to reduce its reliance on Amazon.
The company has a plan to turn things around.
It's leaning heavily on its strong balance sheet to bridge the gap between its free cash flow and dividend outlay.
Shares of UPS (NYSE: UPS) have been on a downward spiral, losing nearly a third of their value in the last year and over 60% from their early 2022 peak. The sharp decline has driven up its dividend yield to 7.5%, far above the S&P 500's 1.2% and rival FedEx's 2.4%.
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A look at what's driving the downdraft in UPS' stock price
UPS has been battling a couple of notable headwinds over the past few years. It's dealing with a challenging global economic environment due to ever-evolving trade policies. Tariffs are increasing international shipping costs, impacting the company's volumes. Additionally, the company is scaling back its relationship with its top customer, Amazon, to focus on more profitable business segments. The e-commerce giant provided 11% of the company's revenue in 2024 and around a quarter of its volumes. UPS wants to reduce its Amazon-related shipping volumes by more than 50% by the second half of next year.
These headwinds have weakened UPS's recent financial performance. Second-quarter revenue fell by nearly 3% to $21.2 billion, while adjusted earnings dropped 13% to $1.55 per share. This hit its cash flow. UPS generated $2.7 billion in cash flow from operations and $742 million in free cash flow in the first half of this year, both notably lower than last year's figures ($5.3 billion in operating cash flows and nearly $3.4 billion in free cash flow).
The drop in free cash flow threatens the sustainability of the dividend. UPS has paid $2.7 billion in dividends in the first six months of this year, $2 billion more than its free cash flow over the period. The company also repurchased $1 billion of stock earlier this year. It made up for the shortfall by taking on additional debt. Long-term debt and finance leases rose from $19.5 billion at last year's end to $23.8 billion. While the company has a more than $6 billion cash balance and strong A2/A bond ratings, funding the dividend with debt is unsustainable over the long term.
The turnaround plan
UPS has launched a two-pronged strategy to reconfigure its business to better align with its future Amazon volumes while growing higher-margin operations, such as healthcare logistics. As part of that plan, UPS aims to deliver $3.5 billion of annual cost savings by the end of this year. It has closed several buildings, reduced its headcount, and launched other cost-saving initiatives. The company expects to achieve the bulk of those cost savings during the second half of this year, positioning it to produce stronger earnings and cash flow in 2026.
Additionally, the company is investing capital to grow its higher-margin operations, notably healthcare logistics. UPS has accelerated the expansion of this platform through acquisitions. Last year, it acquired Frigo-Trans and BPL to bolster its cold-chain logistics capabilities in Europe. Meanwhile, it agreed to buy Andlauer Healthcare Group earlier this year for $1.6 billion to bolster its North American healthcare logistics platform.
These moves to reduce costs and grow its higher-margin businesses position UPS to become a more profitable company in the future. That would seemingly enhance its ability to continue paying the dividend.
What does all this mean for the dividend?
The key concern is whether UPS can maintain its current dividend during its ongoing transformation. On the one hand, the company has regularly reaffirmed its commitment to the dividend. Its most recent quarterly dividend announcement press release, UPS stated: "Commitment to the dividend is one of UPS's core principles and a hallmark of the company's financial strength. UPS has either maintained or increased its dividend each year since going public in 1999." It further reinforced its commitment to the payout earlier this year by increasing the quarterly payment by $0.01 per share to $1.64 per share.
However, relying on the balance sheet to fund dividends is not a viable long-term solution. If UPS's turnaround plan drags on or is less effective than expected, management may need to reduce the dividend to align the payout with available free cash flow and protect the company's financial health. This makes the current dividend vulnerable if the company doesn't show financial improvements soon.
The dividend might be too good to be true
UPS continues to prioritize its dividend while navigating operational challenges. While its strong balance sheet allows it to do so, the wide gap between free cash flow and its dividend outlay poses a considerable risk. If its turnaround efforts fail to deliver, a dividend cut becomes increasingly likely. Given this risk, income-focused investors should view the current yield with caution, as the payout may not be sustainable throughout the company's turnaround. The stock is best suited for those comfortable with more risk, given the uncertainty surrounding the dividend.
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Is This 7.5%-Yielding Dividend Too Good to Be True?

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in United Parcel Service Inc (Symbol: UPS), where a total of 33,081 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 48.9% of UPS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $97 strike call option expiring November 14, 2025, with 1,322 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 132,200 underlying shares of UPS. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $97 strike highlighted in orange:
nVent Electric PLC (Symbol: NVT) saw options trading volume of 9,458 contracts, representing approximately 945,800 underlying shares or approximately 48.8% of NVT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring November 21, 2025, with 9,097 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 909,700 underlying shares of NVT. Below is a chart showing NVT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And Coherent Corp (Symbol: COHR) options are showing a volume of 14,750 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.3% of COHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring November 07, 2025, with 5,097 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 509,700 underlying shares of COHR. Below is a chart showing COHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for UPS options, NVT options, or COHR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Notable Friday Option Activity: UPS, NVT, COHR

Investors in United Parcel Service Inc (Symbol: UPS) saw new options become available today, for the December 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the UPS options chain for the new December 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $75.00 strike price has a current bid of 50 cents. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $75.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $74.50 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of UPS, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $86.44/share today.
Because the $75.00 strike represents an approximate 13% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 82%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 0.67% return on the cash commitment, or 5.65% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for United Parcel Service Inc, and highlighting in green where the $75.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $88.00 strike price has a current bid of $2.51. If an investor was to purchase shares of UPS stock at the current price level of $86.44/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $88.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 4.71% if the stock gets called away at the December 5th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if UPS shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for United Parcel Service Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $88.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $88.00 strike represents an approximate 2% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 50%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 2.90% boost of extra return to the investor, or 24.62% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 53%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 40%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $86.44) to be 32%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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Interesting UPS Put And Call Options For December 5th

United Parcel Service UPS is scheduled to report its third-quarter 2025 results on Oct. 28, 2025.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the September-quarter earnings is pegged at $1.31 per share, implying a 25.6% decrease from the year-ago quarter’s reported number. The estimate has been revised downward by 5 cents per share over the past 60 days.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $20.84 billion, indicating a decline of 6.3% from the year-ago quarter’s actuals.
UPS has an impressive earnings surprise history, as reflected in the chart below.
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Given this backdrop, let us examine the factors likely to influence UPS’ third-quarter results.
Shipping volumes at UPS are likely to have been hurt by geopolitical uncertainties and high inflation. Uncertainty over tariffs, supply-chain instability and other broader macroeconomic headwinds are likely to hurt results. We believe that more than the financial numbers, it is the guidance that investors will more closely watch.
Labor costs are likely to have been high, hurting United Parcel Service’s bottom-line performance in the September quarter. Faced with these headwinds, the company has been focusing on cutting costs. As part of this exercise, UPS is offering buyouts to delivery drivers for the first time in its 117-year history. UPS’ full-time drivers are eligible for this offer. We expect an update on the same on the conference call.
Apart from the tariff-induced economic uncertainties, UPS’ decision to reduce business with its largest customer, Amazon AMZN, contributed to the decision to trim the workforce. UPS’ management has reached an agreement in principle with Amazon to lower the latter’s volume by more than 50% by June 2026. According to Carol Tome, UPS’ chief executive officer, Amazon was not its most profitable customer.
The De Minimis exemption had expired on Aug. 29. The trade exemption allowed packages containing goods valued at less than $800 to enter the United States without additional taxes. In July, President Trump signed the executive order to eliminate the exemption. Per a recent NBC News report, the accumulation of packages in UPS warehouses has compelled it to discard some shipments due to severe customs bottlenecks.
UPS has been facing customer backlash with allegations that it has been discarding certain international shipments before they reach their intended destinations. An update on that front is also expected on the third-quarter conference call.
Low fuel costs are expected to have aided UPS’ bottom-line performance in the September-end quarter. We expect expenses on fuel to decrease 7.6% from the third-quarter 2024 actuals. Tariff concerns, weakening consumer confidence and production increase by OPEC+ have all contributed to this downward pressure on crude oil.
Q3 Earnings Whispers for UPS
Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for UPS this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy), or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat, which is not the case here.
The company's Earnings ESP is -1.04%. This is because the Most Accurate Estimate is currently pegged at $1.29 per share, 2 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
UPS currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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Unimpressive Price Performance of UPS Stock
Shares of UPS have plunged in excess of 30% so far this year compared with the Zacks Transportation—Air Freight and Cargo industry’s 22.4% decline. Rival FedEx's FDX price performance is better than that of UPS.
YTD Price Comparison
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Valuation Picture
On the basis of the forward 12-month Price/Sales (P/S), UPS’ shares are trading at a discount compared with the industry average. Rival FedEx is cheaper. FedEx currently has a Value Score of A, like UPS.
UPS’ P/S F12M Vs. Industry & FDX
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Investment Thesis for UPS Stock
Due to the decline in shipping demand, volumes at UPS have suffered. A slowdown in online sales in the United States, apart from a softness in global manufacturing activity, has been hurting the demand scenario.
Moreover, the recent failure of the Estafeta deal represents a setback to UPS’ expansion efforts. UPS cited the inability to satisfy all closing conditions as the reason for the cancellation. The deal was announced in 2024, as a part of UPS’ “Better and Bolder” strategy to become the world's premium international small package and logistics provider.
Concerns over the sustainability of UPS’ dividends in this era of demand weakness represent a further challenge for this parcel delivery company. However, UPS’ expansion efforts look good.
What Should Investors Do With UPS Stock?
It is worth noting that the company has the brand and the network to continue generating steady cash flows in the long run. This makes UPS a compelling long-term player in the transportation space. However, the near-term headwinds, including the tariff-induced uncertainties, are hard to ignore. The combination of its weak current performance and an uncertain future casts a shadow over UPS’ prospects.
Though the company has a solid track record of beating earnings estimates, it will be prudent for investors to stay away from investing in the stock for now and wait for the upcoming quarterly results to get more clarity on near-term prospects.
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