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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) Stock: A Year of Declines and Increases

A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. United Parcel Service, Inc.’s current trading price is -22.55% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 14.60%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $133.68 and $197.80. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Industrials reached around 4.21 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 4.04 million over the last three months.

The stock market performance of United Parcel Service, Inc. has been fairly unsteady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $197.80 on 04/20/23, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $133.68, recorded on 10/27/23.

How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) has experienced a quarterly decline of -5.98% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 130.63B and boasts a workforce of 500000 employees.

The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 151.20, with a change in price of +3.88. Similarly, United Parcel Service, Inc. recorded 4,031,936 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +2.60%.

How UPS’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health

A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for UPS stands at 1.54. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.31.

UPS Stock Stochastic Average

The raw stochastic average for United Parcel Service, Inc. over the last 50 days is presently at 63.33%. This reflects a surge from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 53.77%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 51.89% and 58.10%, respectively.

UPS Stock Price Performance Analysis

Depending on how one views it, the stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, resulting in either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -2.56%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -3.31%. Over the last 30 days, the price of UPS has fallen by 3.23%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -2.66%.