United Parcel Service (UPS.US) announced its performance ahead of time and was included in Evercore's "Strategic Outperformance" list.

United Parcel Service (UPS.US) will announce its financial report on January 30th. Prior to this, Evercore ISI has included it in the "Tactical Outperform" list. The institution has also raised UPS's target price to $147. Analyst Jonathan Chappell and his team believe that the stock may finally reverse some of the poor performance since mid-2023, and view the fourth quarter report and guidance update as a potential short-covering event. Chappell added, "We note that data points have improved in our analysis of domestic and international revenue tracked, which could lead to an increase in earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 24, and more importantly, the risks to the 2025 earnings per share guidance may be seen as achievable (perhaps even exceeding expectations)." Market expectations are for UPS to achieve revenue of $25.4 billion in the fourth quarter, with earnings per share of $2.53. It is worth noting that the company has exceeded earnings expectations in five out of the last six quarters, but has fallen short of revenue expectations in eight out of the last nine quarters. Options trading implies a 4.5% volatility in the stock price after the financial report is released next week.