United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Stock Holdings Boosted by Achmea Investment Management B.V.

Achmea Investment Management B.V. raised its position in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS - Free Report) by 29.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,419 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,765 shares during the quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V.'s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $4,776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 65,136,394 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $8,213,699,000 after purchasing an additional 370,705 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,264,665 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,933,674,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337,058 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,704,334 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,979,695,000 after purchasing an additional 414,710 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,979,909 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,384,567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,484,452 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,895,828 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,373,964,000 after purchasing an additional 268,278 shares in the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

United Parcel Service Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE UPS opened at $101.22 on Friday. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a 1-year low of $90.55 and a 1-year high of $148.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The company has a market capitalization of $85.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.22. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $98.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $110.57.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.11. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.44% and a return on equity of 40.15%. The business had revenue of $21.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share. United Parcel Service's revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a $1.64 dividend. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. United Parcel Service's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 95.63%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. HSBC downgraded United Parcel Service from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $105.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group cut their price objective on United Parcel Service from $141.00 to $127.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on United Parcel Service from $145.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays cut their price objective on United Parcel Service from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded United Parcel Service from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Parcel Service has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $120.26.

United Parcel Service Profile

United Parcel Service, Inc, a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States.

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