UBS is moving to the sidelines on shipping giant UPS while the company tries to improve margins.
The firm downgraded the shipping giant to neutral from buy on Wednesday and lowered its price target to $185 from $198.
UPS said the cost of a new labor contract with employees would weigh on shipping volumes.
The analyst lowered his 2023 and 2024 earnings per share forecasts by 12% to reflect the margin pressure.
UPS YTD mountain UPS stock has added 3.8% so far in 2023.
Persons:
Thomas Wadewitz, Wadewitz, — CNBC's Michael Bloom
Organizations:
UBS, UPS
Locations:
2Q24