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. Shareholders 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 yield of 3.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 16th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The transportation company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, hitting the 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 return on equity of 307.54% and a net margin of 7.68%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $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.

20 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $147.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's stock price to reach $122.5229 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% 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 trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 3.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock'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 shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), BTIM Corp. (0.06%), Strs Ohio (0.04%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%) and Personal Capital Advisors Corp (0.04%). 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, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Benin Management CORP, QUANTRES ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd, RNC Capital Management LLC, Cowen Prime Services LLC, BTIM Corp. and Cullinan Associates Inc.. 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 acquired 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, MACRO Consulting Group, R.H. Dinel Investment Counsel Inc., Lodestar Investment Counsel LLC IL and Bristlecone Advisors 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $100.92.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $86.71 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.