10 Best 52-Week Low Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now

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8. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

Market Price: $90.84

52-week Low: $87.01

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 57

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is one of the Best 52-Week Low Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now. On July 29, the company released its Q2 2025 results, wherein its consolidated revenues came in at $21.2 billion. Despite the worries related to the trade policies, in Q2 2025, the overall US economy exhibited continued resilience, but the US small package market was unfavourably impacted by the consumer sentiment, which was near historic lows. In Q2 2025, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)’s overall US average daily volume fell by 7.3%. However, because of its strategic actions, the company saw a positive shift in the mix of business, as revenue declined by only 0.8%.

For Q2 2025, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) stated that its US domestic generated revenue of $14.1 billion, down marginally compared to last year, mainly because of the decline in Amazon revenue, which was partially mitigated by increases in air cargo and revenue per piece.  In Q2 2025, revenue per piece rose 5.5% YoY. Breaking down, the net impact of base rates and package characteristics rose revenue per piece growth rate by 250 bps, customer and product mix improvements by 200 bps, while fuel drove a 100-bps increase.

For FY 2025, United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) expects capital expenditures of ~$3.5 billion, while dividend payments are expected to be ~$5.5 billion, subject to Board approval. River Road Asset Management, an investment management company, released its Q4 2024 investor letter. Here is what the fund said:

“As of December 31, the portfolio held 29 positions, up four positions from Q3. During Q4, the largest sector increase was 736 bps within industrials, while the largest decrease was -276 bps within consumer discretionary. We established five new positions and eliminated one position

We also initiated a position in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) (Cl B) (UPS, 3.0 conviction), the world’s largest package delivery company, which handles over six billion packages annually and can reach 90% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) within a day. After years of elevated network investments to expand capacity, UPS has refocused its strategy on growing return on invested capital (ROIC). We believe the stock will rerate higher as margins, which we believe have bottomed, are expected to expand with the price per package growing faster than the cost per package. In the interim, investors collect a 5% dividend, which has grown in 21 out of 24 years since UPS went public. The dividend is supported by healthy free cash flow and an investment grade balance sheet with ~1x net leverage.”

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