For (NYSE: UPS) shareholders and potential investors, the year 2024 is poised to be a tale of two halves. While the first half is likely to show evidence of a profit decline, the second half promises a significant upswing.

This potential for high returns in the latter part of the year should inspire optimism in those two investing cohorts about UPS' future as a stock.

Here's a summary of management's guidance for the full year. As the table illustrates, there's likely to be a massive shift in year-over-year profit growth in the second half. Several factors contribute to this change, and I'll run through the main ones below.

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