3 Cryptocurrencies Predicted to Outpace Dogecoin’s Value Within 5 Years
Forget the meme coin madness—these digital assets are building actual utility while Dogecoin rides hype cycles. The crypto landscape shifts fast, and today's joke could become tomorrow's relic.
Ethereum: The Smart Contract Juggernaut
While Dogecoin battles transaction speed issues, Ethereum's merge to proof-of-stake slashes energy consumption by 99.95%. Developers keep flocking to its ecosystem—over 4,000 dApps and counting. That network effect creates value Doge can't match through tweets alone.
Cardano: The Peer-Reviewed Powerhouse
Cardano's methodical, research-driven approach contrasts sharply with Dogecoin's spontaneous origins. Its Hydra scaling solution promises 1 million TPS—enough to make any meme coin blush. Institutional adoption grows while Doge remains retail's favorite rollercoaster.
Polkadot: The Interoperability Innovator
Polkadot's parachain architecture enables cross-blockchain transfers no single-chain token can replicate. Over 550 projects build across its ecosystem while Dogecoin developers... well, they're waiting for Elon's next tweet. Because nothing says 'sound investment' like billionaire social media endorsements.
The verdict? Utility triumphs over virality long-term. But hey—if you prefer your investments to hinge on internet memes and celebrity whims, the traditional financial system has plenty of those too.
Image source: UPS.
Today, UPS's market value has dropped to $73 billion, and along with it, its weight and influence in dozens of industrial, transportation, air freight, logistics, and other funds and ETFs that still own it as a Core holding.
One other factor that is helping to keep long-term shareholders on board, while at the same time tempting new investors to consider taking a stake, is its 7.6% dividend yield. The quarterly payout has been increased for the past 16 years and is seen as an indication of management's commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
But is it cheap?
At current levels, UPS has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 13.3x, along with a price-to-sales ratio of 0.8x and a price-to-book ratio of 4.6x. All three of these metrics are currently at low-single-digit percentiles compared to their 20-year averages. Said another way, over the past 20 years, UPS' P/E, P/S and P/B ratios were higher than they are right now 96% to 99% of the time.
With the company's Q3 earnings expected the last week of October, investors are awaiting fresh updates on how tariffs, consumer and business sentiment, and global trade conditions are affecting business. Specifically, investors want to know if there has been any stabilization (or growth) in its average daily volume (ADV) of packages handled (domestically and internationally), the revenue and cost per piece for each package handled, and the latest status of its "glide down" with Amazon, as it internalizes more of its delivery business.
Earnings track record and outlook
Over the past five years, UPS has delivered relatively consistent earnings results, having missed Wall Street's EPS consensus estimate just three times in the past 20 quarters -- by $0.02 last quarter, $0.20 in Q2 2024, and $0.01 in Q1 2023.
As for sales, however, UPS has missed revenue estimates nine of the past 20 quarters, though it did beat top-line estimates in both the first and second quarters of this year.
For this earnings season, Q3 consensus expectations are looking for UPS to earn $1.33 per share, down 14.4% year over year, on $20.9 billion in revenue, down 1.3% from last year.
Street view
Wall Street opinion of the stock is split right down the middle, with 14 Buy/Strong Buy ratings, 14 Hold ratings, and 3 Sell ratings. Analysts' average 12-month price target is $100, implying roughly 17% upside from current levels, but from $75 to $133.
UPS may not be able to compete with the growth rates of the market's high-flying AI or tech leaders right now. But for long-term investors looking for income and an attractive entry point that's historically cheap compared to where UPS has traded over the past 20 years, this could be a good time to start building a stake in this 118-year-old blue chip industrial/transportation stalwart.
