--- title: "Weekly Recap | UPS +3.25%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/297391019.md" description: "UPS gained 3.25% this week to close at $105.33, outperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 2.76 percentage points. The week had a choppy upward tilt: Monday opened lower at $102.30 and touched the weekly low of $101.845 before settling at $102.72; Tuesday ran up on heavier volume, hitting $106.17 intraday and closing at $105.14; Wednesday marked the weekly high at $107.11 before slipping back to $105.65; Thursday and Friday held a narrow range around $105, ending at $105.33." datetime: "2026-08-29T06:35:04.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/297391019.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297391019.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/297391019.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | UPS +3.25%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week UPS gained 3.25% this week to close at $105.33, outperforming the S&P 500 by roughly 2.76 percentage points. The week had a choppy upward tilt: Monday opened lower at $102.30 and touched the weekly low of $101.845 before settling at $102.72; Tuesday ran up on heavier volume, hitting $106.17 intraday and closing at $105.14; Wednesday marked the weekly high at $107.11 before slipping back to $105.65; Thursday and Friday held a narrow range around $105, ending at $105.33. Weekly amplitude came to 5.15%, and average daily volume of about 4.27 million shares sat roughly 7% below the 60-day median. ## Key Events UPS announced a more than $2 billion investment in its international, healthcare and supply chain businesses this week, aimed at faster delivery and more resilient global supply chains. The news was widely covered from Monday evening into Tuesday. At the same time, the market continued to digest UPS no longer carrying roughly 2 million Amazon packages a day, with Amazon still needing to move that volume elsewhere. Some commentary flagged the possibility that UPS’s dividend could stay frozen through 2027. On Friday, reports on the Iran war driving US transport fuel surcharges pointed to a broader freight-cost angle for the sector. Overall, the company’s own capital-spending push and external fuel-cost dynamics alternated in the spotlight. ## Analyst Ratings As of 24 August, 29 firms covered UPS: 14 rated it buy, 12 rated it hold, 2 rated it under, and 1 rated it sell, with no over or no-opinion ratings. In the finer breakdown, there were 14 strong buys, 12 holds, 2 unders and 1 sell. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target of $116.07692, about 10.20% above the spot price of $105.33. The target range is wide, from $76 to $135. UPS ranks first in its industry group of 18 companies. ## The Week Ahead Next week brings a dense macro calendar: Dallas Fed manufacturing activity on Monday, 31 August; S&P Global manufacturing PMI final, ISM manufacturing PMI and JOLTS job openings on Tuesday, 1 September; ADP private payrolls, factory orders and EIA crude inventories on Wednesday, 2 September. UPS’s own Q3 earnings are not due until 27 October before the market open, with consensus estimates around $1.6181 EPS and $22.1 billion in revenue. For the coming week, the focus shifts to manufacturing and labour-market data as a read on freight demand expectations. ## In Short UPS outperformed the broader market this week with a choppy upward move. The company’s $2 billion push into international, healthcare and supply chain operations formed the main story, while the market also absorbed the Amazon package hand-off and rising fuel-cost chatter. The ratings picture leans positive: consensus is buy and the target sits about 10% above spot, though the $76–$135 target range points to wide dispersion. In the latest session, large and medium orders were net buyers while small orders were net sellers. The next leg depends on whether the macro slate supports freight demand and how fuel costs actually feed through to profit. This is for information, not a recommendation. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [UPS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UPS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [A $2 Billion Reason to Buy UPS Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297406296.md) - [Capital Square LLC Makes New Investment in United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296757486.md) - [UPS Invests $2 Billion to Boost Global Shipping Speed](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296819129.md) - [UPS is investing $2 billion in international, healthcare and supply chain businesses](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296776556.md) - [UPS stock drops on strong earnings. The worst should be over.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294084353.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**