United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) (UPS): Today's Featured Transportation Winner
The
industry closed the day up 4.5%.
Covenant Transportation Group Inc
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),
China Eastern Airlines Corporation
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),
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), and
Universal Truckload Services Inc
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) were all winners today within the transportation industry with
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS
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) being today's featured transportation winner. United Parcel Service Inc (UPS rose $2.17 (3.1%) to $71.55 on average volume. Throughout the day, 5.8 million shares of United Parcel Service Inc (UPS exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.4 million shares.
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation, logistics, and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. United Parcel Service Inc (UPS has a market cap of $51.1 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.4, above the average transportation industry P/E ratio of 17.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
TheStreet Ratings rates United Parcel Service Inc (UPS as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally poor debt management on most measures that we evaluated.
- You can view the full United Parcel Service Inc (UPS Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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Frozen Food Express Industries
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),
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), and
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) were all losers within the transportation industry with
United Continental Holdings Inc
(
) being today's transportation industry Loser Spotlight stock.
- Use our transportation section to find industry-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the transportation industry could consider
iShares Dow Jones Transportation
(
) while those bearish on the transportation industry could consider
ProShares UltraShort Industrials
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
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