NYSE:UPS - United Parcel Service Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share on Wednesday, December 5th. This represents a $3.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 16th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The transportation company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.82. The transportation company earned $17.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.48 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 7.68% and a return on equity of 307.54%. The company's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.45 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 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.03-7.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $7.26. United Parcel Service also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $7.03-7.37 EPS.

20 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $147.00. On average, they anticipate United Parcel Service's share price to reach $122.5229 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 20.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Parcel Service.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 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.

Media coverage about UPS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a news impact score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), BTIM Corp. (0.06%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%), Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.04%), Hollencrest Capital Management (0.03%) and RNC Capital Management LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include Alan Gershenhorn, George Willis, 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 Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, QUANTRES ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd, RNC Capital Management LLC, BTIM Corp., Cullinan Associates Inc., BKD Wealth Advisors LLC, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. and Clarkston Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service company stock in the last year include George Willis, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Norman M Brothers Jr and Teri P Mcclure. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

UPS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Beech Hill Advisors Inc., Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel Inc., Lodestar Investment Counsel LLC IL, Bristlecone Advisors LLC and Professional Advisory Services Inc.. 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 $101.60.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $85.56 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.

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.