HSBC upgrades UPS, says volumes and margins likely troughed

HSBC upgraded UPS to Buy from Hold with a price target of $170, up from $150. The company’s Q1 results beat on tapering volume decline and an improving costs base, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm expects UPS’s volumes and margins to turnaround from Q2, with a potential 2024 guidance upgrade to reflect the accretive USPS contract. This could restore confidence in the company’s 2026 guidance, contends HSBC. It believes the company’s volumes and margins have likely troughed.