United Parcel Service Stock Price, News & Analysis (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, August 8th. Investors of record on Monday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.96 per share on Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $3.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The transportation company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.01. The transportation company earned $18.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $18.35 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.56% and a return on equity of 175.60%. United Parcel Service's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.45-7.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.51.

18 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for United Parcel Service's shares. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $140.00. On average, they anticipate United Parcel Service's share price to reach $122.62 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Parcel Service.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for United Parcel Service.

Headlines about UPS stock have been trending neutral this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a media sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 12,590,000 shares, a decline of 12.3% from the August 30th total of 14,350,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,360,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View United Parcel Service's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to United Parcel Service include FedEx (FDX), Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), XPO Logistics (XPO), Forward Air (FWRD), Hub Group (HUBG), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Echo Global Logistics (ECHO), Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW), Park-Ohio (PKOH) and XPO Intermodal (PACR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other United Parcel Service investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), FedEx (FDX), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Boeing (BA).

United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Rhumbline Advisers (0.14%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.08%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.06%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.06%), Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.05%) and Centric Wealth Management (0.05%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include George Willis, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Nando Cesarone, Norman M Brothers Jr, Richard N Peretz 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 Factory Mutual Insurance Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Hollencrest Capital Management, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, CWM LLC and Gradient Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service company stock in the last year include Norman M Brothers Jr, Richard N Peretz 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 State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Lynch & Associates IN, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Centric Wealth Management, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Artemis Investment Management LLP and Alpha Cubed Investments LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.15.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $98.88 billion and generates $71.86 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $4.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.24 on an earnings per share basis. United Parcel Service employs 481,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Parcel Service.

The official website for United Parcel Service is http://www.ups.com/.

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.