The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. United Parcel Service, Inc shares valued at $432,477 were purchased by JOHNSON WILLIAM R on Jul 31 ’25. At $86.50 per share, JOHNSON WILLIAM R acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 10,160 shares worth approximately $0.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, TOME CAROL B purchased 11,682 shares, netting a total of over 1,000,816 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $85.67 each, the insider now holds 24,718 shares.
Before that, Lane Laura J had added 660 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $78,349, the Former Officer bought United Parcel Service, Inc shares for $118.71 each.
As published in a research note from Vertical Research on July 30, 2025, United Parcel Service, Inc [UPS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $103. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 03, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Neutral” for UPS. Earlier on May 01, 2025, HSBC Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for UPS stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing UPS Stock Performance
On last trading session, United Parcel Service, Inc [NYSE: UPS] plunged -0.61% to $86.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $85.726, but it reached a high of $86.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.07%. Over the course of the year, United Parcel Service, Inc shares have dropped approximately -32.65%.
Is United Parcel Service, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of United Parcel Service, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -1.04 million shares to 15.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 16.44 million shares. A decline of -6.74% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.04.
Which companies own the most shares of United Parcel Service, Inc (UPS)?
In terms of United Parcel Service, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 100 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.23% from the previous closing price of $86.78. Analysts anticipate United Parcel Service, Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 47. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked United Parcel Service, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 22, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $98.
