United Parcel Service Stock Forecast, Price & News

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" United Parcel Service stock.
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United Parcel Service saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 9,240,000 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the July 29th total of 7,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,080,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.0 days.
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United Parcel Service is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 27th 2021.
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 27th. The transportation company reported $3.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.81 by $0.25. The transportation company earned $23.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.17 billion. United Parcel Service had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 155.54% and a net margin of 6.66%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.13 earnings per share.
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United Parcel Service's stock was trading at $87.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UPS stock has increased by 113.9% and is now trading at $188.21.
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United Parcel Service declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.02 per share on Thursday, September 9th. This represents a $4.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 20th.
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United Parcel Service pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.15%. The dividend payout ratio of United Parcel Service is 49.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, United Parcel Service will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.32% next year. This indicates that United Parcel Service will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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United Parcel Service announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, August 5th 2021, which permits the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

22 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for United Parcel Service's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's share price to reach $203.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price.
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4,404 employees have rated United Parcel Service CEO David Abney on Glassdoor.com. David Abney has an approval rating of 68% among United Parcel Service's employees.

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

United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.29%), BlackRock Inc. (6.06%), State Street Corp (3.38%), FMR LLC (2.34%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.93%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.25%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include Carol B Tome, David P Abney, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Laura J Lane, Norman M Brothers Jr and Wayne M Hewett.
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UPS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., BlackRock Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Clearbridge Investments LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and Mackenzie Financial Corp. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service company stock in the last year include Laura J Lane, and Norman M Brothers Jr.
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UPS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi, Winslow Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, Capital International Investors, Citadel Advisors LLC, Liberty Wealth Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought United Parcel Service stock in the last two years include Carol B Tome, and Wayne M Hewett.
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One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $188.21.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $163.94 billion and generates $84.63 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $1.34 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.23 on an earnings per share basis.

United Parcel Service employs 543,000 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of United Parcel Service: BT Property Holdings, BT Realty, BT Realty II, C.C. & E. I, Cemelog Kft, Challenge Air, Coyote Logistics, Coyote Logistics Midco, First International Bancorp, Freightex, Fritz Companies, Kiala, Lynx Express, Mail Boxes Etc. Australia, Marken LLP, Menlo Worldwide, Nightline Logistics Group, Overnite, Pieffe Group, PolarSpeed, Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc., TNT Express, UPICO Corporation, UPINSCO, UPS Asia Group Pte. Ltd., UPS Expedited Mail Services, UPS Global Treasury Plc, UPS Ground Freight, UPS Grundstucksverwaltungs GmbH, UPS Limited, UPS Parcel Delivery Service Limited, UPS SCS, UPS SCS (Nederland) B.V., UPS Supply Chain Solutions, UPS Worldwide Forwarding, United Parcel Service, United Parcel Service Canada Ltd., United Parcel Service Co., United Parcel Service Deutschland S.à r.l. & Co. OHG, United Parcel Service France SAS, United Parcel Service General Services Co., United Parcel Service Italia SRL, United Parcel Service LLC & Co. OHG, United Parcel Service of America, and X4i Limited.

United Parcel Service was founded in 1907.

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

United Parcel Service is headquartered at 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA, 30328.

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 or via email at [email protected].