United Parcel Service Company Profile (NYSE:UPS)

United Parcel Service trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UPS."

United Parcel Service announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $3.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 11th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.11. The firm earned $15.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.49 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 320.39% and a net margin of 5.60%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.43 EPS. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.86-6.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.96.

16 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $127.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's share price to reach $114.31 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for United Parcel Service.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about United Parcel Service stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of United Parcel Service have underperformed the Zacks-categorized Transportation-Air Freight industry over the last one year. The company is being troubled by headwinds like higher costs and foreign exchange-related issues. Foreign currency-related headwinds are expected to hurt results in the second quarter of 2017, scheduled to be revealed on Jul 27. The negative sentiment surrounding the stock can be gauged from the 0.7% decline in the Zacks Consensus Estimate to $1.46 per share over the last two months. United Parcel's efforts to reward its shareholders are, however, impressive. The company hiked quarterly dividend by 6.4% earlier this year. Its expansion efforts also raise optimism." (7/17/2017)
• 2. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "UPS' management outlined the company's financial targets through F2019 at an investor conference in New York on February 21, 2017. Overall revenue and EPS growth targets are in line with our projections but capex is a little higher than expected. Investments in network expansion/modernization and forex headwinds are expected to weigh on near-term performance, with gradual improvement in the latter part of 2017-2019 time frame. We rate UPS Market Perform." (2/22/2017)
• 3. Aegis analysts commented, "We are upgrading our investment opinion to BUY from HOLD on UPS shares, on the basis of valuation. Our price target remains $120 on discounted 2018 fundamentals, which implies almost a 16% total return from current levels when taking into account the company's 2.9% dividend yield. UPS shares have declined by 10% since the company's EPS release last week. At current levels, UPS shares are now trading at a market multiple, which is about 10% lower than the shares normal valuation. While we are lowering our 2017e EPS estimate from $6.40 to $5.97, much of this has more to do with removing 350bp of tax reform we previously assumed in our 2017e estimates ($0.32), as well as a slower expected share repurchase level $(0.05), and also factoring for about $0.14 of incremental FX headwinds, offsetting about $0.07 in improved volume and margin assumptions." (2/8/2017)

Some companies that are related to United Parcel Service include Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), Canadian National Railway Company (CNI), FedEx Corporation (FDX), CSX Corporation (CSX), Deutsche Post AG (DPSGY), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines Company (LUV), Norfolk Souther Corporation (NSC), Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY), American Airlines Group (AAL), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), A P MOLLAR-MRSK (AMKBY), United Continental Holdings (UAL), International Consoltd Airlns Grp SA (ICAGY), Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL), ANA Holdings (ALNPY), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Alaska Air Group (ALK).

United Parcel Service's management team includes the folowing people:

• David P. Abney, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
• Richard N. Peretz, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer
• Teri Plummer McClure J.D., Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President, Labor Relations
• Alan Gershenhorn, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
• Juan Q. Perez, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Teresa M. Finley, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Business Services Officer
• Norman M. Brothers Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Kathleen M. Gutmann, Senior Vice President - Worldwide Sales and Solutions
• James Jay Barber Jr., Senior Vice President, President - UPS International
• Myron A. Gray, Senior Vice President , President, United States Operations

United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FineMark National Bank & Trust (0.31%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.13%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.08%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.07%), AMF Pensionsforsakring AB (0.07%) and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.07%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include D Scott Davis, David A Barnes, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Kurt P Kuehn and Teri P Mcclure. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., BB&T Corp, Cullinan Associates Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service stock in the last year include James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann and Teri P Mcclure. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Harbour Capital Advisors LLC, CIBC Asset Management Inc, ING Groep NV, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., National Pension Service, Pennsylvania Trust Co and Beech Hill Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

Shares of United Parcel Service can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of United Parcel Service stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.79.