United Parcel Service (UPS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$130.70

+1.79 (+1.39%)

(As of 09/17/2024 ET)

United Parcel Service - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy
Based on 21 Analyst Ratings

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for United Parcel Service in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 21 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, 8 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for UPS.

Consensus Price Target

$149.68
14.53% Upside

High Forecast	$180.00
Average Forecast	$149.68
Low Forecast	$100.00

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for United Parcel Service, the average price target is $149.68. The highest price target for UPS is $180.00, while the lowest price target for UPS is $100.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 14.53% from the current price of $130.70.

Type	Current Forecast 9/18/23 to 9/17/24	1 Month Ago 8/19/23 to 8/18/24	3 Months Ago 6/20/23 to 6/19/24	1 Year Ago 9/18/22 to 9/18/23
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold
Strong Buy	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	8 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$149.68	$151.00	$164.95	$186.89
Forecasted Upside	14.53% Upside	9.78% Upside	9.41% Upside	8.08% Upside

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UPS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

UPS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

United Parcel Service Stock vs. The Competition

Type	United Parcel Service	Transportation Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.52	2.56	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	14.57% Upside	30.73% Upside	7.92% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
8/22/2024	TD Cowen 4 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$144.00	+12.57%
7/24/2024	Baird R W 0 of 5 stars	G. Holland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/24/2024	Stephens 4 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$168.00 ➝ $140.00	+9.10%
7/24/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$170.00 ➝ $160.00	+25.42%
7/24/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$145.00 ➝ $120.00	-5.93%
7/24/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Wetherbee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$156.00 ➝ $134.00	+6.62%
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7/24/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $144.00	+14.90%
7/24/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$175.00 ➝ $159.00	+26.87%
7/24/2024	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $135.00	+7.88%
7/24/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$157.00 ➝ $140.00	+9.67%
7/24/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$170.00 ➝ $151.00	+18.28%
7/24/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$169.00 ➝ $155.00	+21.42%
7/22/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$160.00 ➝ $158.00	+9.49%
6/24/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$157.00 ➝ $145.00	+4.21%
4/25/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$150.00 ➝ $170.00	+15.95%
4/3/2024	Redburn Atlantic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$180.00	+20.63%
3/28/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$183.00 ➝ $179.00	+20.50%
3/27/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$95.00 ➝ $100.00	-30.45%
1/31/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Strong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy	$185.00 ➝ $175.00	+20.62%
1/31/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
12/26/2023	Daiwa Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$155.00	-2.05%
9/12/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $180.00	+11.91%
8/9/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$204.00 ➝ $194.00	+7.43%
8/9/2023	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$210.00 ➝ $195.00	+7.98%
6/6/2023	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$162.00	-3.47%
4/25/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
3/27/2023	Melius Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$225.00	+20.92%
2/1/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform	$187.00 ➝ $195.00	+5.27%
2/1/2023	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $215.00	+16.07%
11/30/2022	Exane BNP Paribas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform
10/26/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$160.00 ➝ $165.00	-2.37%
10/26/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Market Perform	$232.00 ➝ $187.00	+10.64%
10/24/2022	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$190.00	+13.40%

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UPS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

What is United Parcel Service's forecast for 2024?: According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for United Parcel Service is $149.68, with a high forecast of $180.00 and a low forecast of $100.00.
Should I buy or sell United Parcel Service stock right now?: 21 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" UPS shares.
Does United Parcel Service's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, United Parcel Service's stock has a predicted upside of 10.63% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
Has United Parcel Service been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently?: Over the previous 90 days, United Parcel Service's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
What analysts cover United Parcel Service?: United Parcel Service has been rated by research analysts at Baird R W, Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Oppenheimer, Robert W. Baird, Stephens, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
Do Wall Street analysts like United Parcel Service more than its competitors?: Analysts like United Parcel Service less than other "transportation" companies. The consensus rating score for United Parcel Service is 2.52 while the average consensus rating score for "transportation" companies is 2.56. Learn more on how UPS compares to other companies.