--- title: "Weekly Recap | UPS -1%, most brokers rate it buy" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300855364.md" description: "UPS fell 1% this week to close at $93.02, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.27%. UPS underperformed the benchmark by roughly 0.73 percentage points. It was a choppy week inside a range of about 2.25%. Monday (Sep 28) opened at $93.75 and traded up to a weekly high of $94.76 before drifting lower through the middle sessions. Friday (Oct 2) opened higher at $94.24 but faded in the afternoon, printing a weekly low of $92.655 and settling near $93. Average daily volume was 4.48m shares, about 4." datetime: "2026-10-03T08:40:21.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300855364.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300855364.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300855364.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | UPS -1%, most brokers rate it buy ## The Week UPS fell 1% this week to close at $93.02, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.27%. UPS underperformed the benchmark by roughly 0.73 percentage points. It was a choppy week inside a range of about 2.25%. Monday (Sep 28) opened at $93.75 and traded up to a weekly high of $94.76 before drifting lower through the middle sessions. Friday (Oct 2) opened higher at $94.24 but faded in the afternoon, printing a weekly low of $92.655 and settling near $93. Average daily volume was 4.48m shares, about 4.35% above the trailing median, so turnover was modest rather than exceptional. ## Key Events This week’s company news tilted toward e-commerce logistics tie-ups. On Tuesday (Sep 29), UPS signed an exclusive label-free returns deal with TikTok Shop. The same news cycle included a broader discussion of the Switch 2 product ramp-up and drone delivery networks reshaping tech logistics. By Wednesday (Sep 30), attention shifted to the upcoming holiday shipping season, with UPS’s near 7% dividend yield becoming a talking point. On Friday (Oct 2), the stock traded below $94 intraday, renewing the yield-versus-recovery debate. Overall, the narrative this week was anchored by holiday season expectations and the stock’s income appeal rather than a new fundamental update. ## Analyst Ratings Coverage totals 29 firms. The breakdown is 14 buy, 12 hold, 2 under and 1 sell, with no overweight or no-opinion ratings. The consensus rating is buy, and the consensus target price is $115.62, about 24.3% above the current $93.02. Targets range from $76 to $135, which is a wide spread. Within the air freight and logistics industry, UPS ranks first out of 17 names on rating strength. ## The Week Ahead On the macro front, Monday (Oct 5) brings the US S&P Global services PMI final print and the ISM non-manufacturing PMI; the former had a prior reading of 58.7, the latter 55.4 against a forecast of 55. Tuesday (Oct 6) sees international trade and goods trade balance data, and Wednesday (Oct 7) brings EIA crude inventory figures. The bigger date is at month-end: UPS reports fiscal Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Oct 27, with estimates around $1.61 EPS and $22.1bn in revenue. Peak-season shipping volumes will be the key data point to watch. ## In Short This week left a mixed picture. The stock drifted lower on quiet turnover, while the analyst community remained broadly constructive, with a buy consensus and a target that sits about 24.3% above spot. Yet the target range of $76 to $135 reveals genuine disagreement about the company’s earnings path. Latest-session fund flow data suggests small and medium orders were net sellers relative to large orders, though a single day does not make a trend. The core question going forward is whether holiday volumes can justify the near 7% yield, and how the late-October report addresses freight volumes and cost discipline. *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 - [UPS sets holiday hiring plans, introduces new features for shippers](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301132366.md) - [UPS to cut holiday hiring for second straight year](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301146516.md) - [UPS among today’s worst stocks in the S&P 500 after slowed Amazon shipments](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299682569.md) - [‘Open Your Eyes,’ Says Top Investor About Oracle Stock](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301160283.md) - [Marvell Now Sees as Much as $90 Billion in Annual Sales by Fiscal 2031. Here's Why It's a Chip Stock to Buy.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/301114413.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**