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 ...

The delivery giant's dividend looks sustainable, but there is little room for significant improvement in the coming years.Investors attracted to UPS (UPS 1.43%) stock are, no doubt, drawn at least in part by its generous 4.7% dividend yield. But how sustainable is that payout, and what are the prospects that the company will continue its 15-year run of raising its dividend per share next year? Here's the lowdown.UPS' dividend payoutUsually, when investors discuss a payout ratio, they compare dividends per s ...

The package delivery giant isn't firing on all cylinders right now, but its stock does offer a compelling dividend.United Parcel Service (UPS -2.02%) stock currently offers a compelling 4.7% dividend yield. Based on that yield, an investment of $21,276 in the stock would buy almost 157 shares that would generate roughly $1,000 in annual income in 2024. That's a pretty decent return all by itself.There's also potential for UPS' stock to appreciate if this multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain m ...

ricochet64/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Shares of UPS (NYSE:UPS) have been performing poorly since the burst of the post-COVID eCommerce bubble, and the firm has been losing market share to Amazon (AMZN) at an accelerating pace in recent times. These situations might be difficult to time, but UPS still has a solid competitive position and is exposed to ongoing tailwinds of growth in eCommerce, which appears to have mostly normalized following the last few years of volatility. I share why I think th ...

pablorebo1984/iStock Editorial via Getty Images The market has not been kind to shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) over the last year. Seeking Alpha Not only has UPS suffered a nearly 17% drop in share price in the last twelve months, it is also trailing its chief rival FedEx Corp. (FDX) by a wide margin. For further context as to how poorly UPS has performed, the S&P 500 Index has a total return of more than 26% during this period. There is a bright spot to the stock’s laggard performan ...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for United Parcel Service (UPS) . Shares have lost about 1.9% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent negative trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is UPS due for a breakout? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. Earnings Beat at UPS in Q1United Parcel Ser ...

The company's dividend looks sustainable, provided management hits its medium-term targets.UPS' (UPS -0.28%) current forward dividend yield of around 4.4% is highly attractive for income-seeking investors, but is the payout sustainable? The company's earnings have disappointed recently, and the dividend cover looks pretty thin in 2024. Is UPS a stock for dividend hunters to buy? Here's what you need to know before buying the stock.UPS' dividendThe company's trailing-12-month dividend cost it about $5.4 bill ...