NYSE:UPS - United Parcel Service Stock Price, Price Target & More

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 10th. Investors of record on Monday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.91 per share on Wednesday, June 6th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 18th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The transportation company reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.01. The transportation company earned $17.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.49 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 417.48%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.32 EPS. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.03-7.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.24.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for United Parcel Service's shares. Their forecasts range from $90.00 to $148.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's share price to reach $123.1250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for United Parcel Service.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to United Parcel Service include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), FedEx (FDX), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), DEUTSCHE POST A/S (DPSGY), Cent JAPAN Rwy/ADR (CJPRY), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Ryanair (RYAAY), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), United Continental (UAL), KUEHNE & NAGEL/ADR (KHNGY), American Airlines Group (AAL) and DSV AS/ADR (DSDVY).

Media stories about UPS stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a coverage optimism score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the transportation company an impact score of 49.15 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Jensen Investment Management Inc. (0.18%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.10%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.06%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.04%) and Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.04%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include Alan Gershenhorn, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Norman M Brothers Jr and Teri P Mcclure. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Parcel Service.

UPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jensen Investment Management Inc., Hartford Investment Management Co., Creative Planning, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Cambiar Investors LLC, Park National Corp OH, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. and Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service company stock in the last year include Alan Gershenhorn, James J Barber, Norman M Brothers Jr and Teri P Mcclure. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

UPS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, RNC Capital Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, Howard Capital Management Inc., DnB Asset Management AS and Factory Mutual Insurance Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

Shares of UPS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $112.07.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $97.23 billion and generates $65.87 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $4.91 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.01 on an earnings per share basis. United Parcel Service employs 454,000 workers across the globe.

United Parcel Service's mailing address is 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA, 30328. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 404-828-6000.