United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

The success of the company is based on the 100 year history of exceptional longevity in the management ranks. Management development is a key strategy that allows multiple paths of opportunity for a long term career at UPS.

It has also adapted to the changing marketpplace worlwide and continues to diservify its revenue streams to protect its core business of package delivery.This,along with the continuing strong financal position the company maintains, will provide a strong positon for the future for the company and its investors.

Despite the competition, UPS leads the market in the PKG business. They have the integral ingredient of market place identity. They take excellent care of their employees and they choose from a large field of qualified candidates. Even long-term, this is a keeper for a standard good return. What can Brown do for you? ... They can keep your portfolio balanced.

benefits from higher web sales

They really Deliver! Check their financials they have not lost money. Always profiting and growing. This holiday season I would not be surprised if they started delivering 30 million pkgs a day Wow! It would take Fedex 5 weeks to get the same number.

Continues to grow worldwide.

UPS is successful 100 years old this year.

Even made a profit & grew during depression.

Adhere to strict organizational principles.

Treats people fairly & supports the community.

If you want a stock to stick with for long term and income. This is it.

If you want to buy & sell for a quick gain (or loss) buck this is not for you. Play with FDX for that.

Usually does well in latter half of year

UPS Management, Service and Infrastructure is second to non. It's not a level playing field when it comes to FDX, however, when they are unionize (just a matter of time) the stock prices will shift big time in UPS favor. UPS just keeps grinding away the way it has since 1907 with regards to work ethic, people oriented and keeping the customer number 1. Buy and hold UPS and you will accumulate wealth beyond your fondest dreams. Andy B

Great capture of supply chain

Very sound management. Global leader in package delivery with huge barriers to entry and highly reliabile performance. Only FedEx is a significant competitor and UPS has stronger ROA, ROE, ROIC and greater sales and profit. As consumers do more internet shopping over the next several years (78M boomers retiring & spending more time at home plus high energy prices lead to less driving among working consumers, etc.) UPS will clearly benefit. As the world economy grows, UPS grows. Stock seems underpriced to me, based on intrinsic value. More upside than downside...seems like a no-brainer to me.

Will resolve upcoming contract ahead of schedule and earnings estimates will outperform.

No one does it as good. Employees seem happy, and they are in control of their expenses and overhead.

Ebay sales, Good management

The pace of business only increases, and only FedEx moves the merchandise like UPS.

UPS is still the 800 pound gorilla in the shipping and logistics business!

UPS is the blue chip standard of freight delivery. It is still absording some of its past aquisitions, but the company itself generates a TON of CASH. I have to think they are smart enough to use it wisely.

Wide moat firm with a great brand and strong balance sheet

As one looks back to 1999, when UPS first went public, UPS was overvalued then for the size of the company and its growth prospects.

The market cap at the IPO was approximately $57 billion (though it immediately traded at a higher valuation). Today, the market cap stands at about $76 billion. Yet, the number of outstanding shares has decreased from 1.2 billion shares to 1.1 billion shares, while the company's annual net income has grown from $2.3 billion to $4.2 billion, and year after year since then has earned returns on equity in excess of 20%. The lowest market cap that the company has traded down since the IPO is about $52 billion in 2001.

How should this inform our thought? UPS is a solid growing company that has consistently grown its earnings and shareholders' equity. However, it has taken about 8 years for its earnings to catch up with its valuation.

UPS has a few competitors on a global scale - Fed Ex, TNT, DHL, USPS, but this small oligopoly has plenty of world to carve up. I actually like this entire industry segment, but looking at each of these competitors, UPS is the one that consistently earns the best returns on invested capital.

The global growth trends are just beginning. UPS is making all of the right investments around the world to capitalize on this growth and finally sits at an attractive valuation.

The very best and consistent service around. A company you can count on......

saic