United Parcel Service Company Profile (NYSE:UPS)

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

United Parcel Service declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.83 per share on Wednesday, August 30th. This represents a $3.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 10th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.46 by $0.12. The firm earned $15.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.49 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 417.18% and a net margin of 5.68%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.43 earnings per share. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.86-6.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.96.

15 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $128.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's share price to reach $114.57 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for United Parcel Service.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about United Parcel Service stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of United Parcel Service have underperformed the Zacks-categorized Transportation-Air Freight industry over the last one year. The company is being troubled by headwinds like higher costs and foreign exchange-related issues. Foreign currency-related headwinds are expected to hurt results in the second quarter of 2017, scheduled to be revealed on Jul 27. The negative sentiment surrounding the stock can be gauged from the 0.7% decline in the Zacks Consensus Estimate to $1.46 per share over the last two months. United Parcel's efforts to reward its shareholders are, however, impressive. The company hiked quarterly dividend by 6.4% earlier this year. Its expansion efforts also raise optimism." (7/17/2017)
• 2. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "UPS' management outlined the company's financial targets through F2019 at an investor conference in New York on February 21, 2017. Overall revenue and EPS growth targets are in line with our projections but capex is a little higher than expected. Investments in network expansion/modernization and forex headwinds are expected to weigh on near-term performance, with gradual improvement in the latter part of 2017-2019 time frame. We rate UPS Market Perform." (2/22/2017)
• 3. Aegis analysts commented, "We are upgrading our investment opinion to BUY from HOLD on UPS shares, on the basis of valuation. Our price target remains $120 on discounted 2018 fundamentals, which implies almost a 16% total return from current levels when taking into account the company's 2.9% dividend yield. UPS shares have declined by 10% since the company's EPS release last week. At current levels, UPS shares are now trading at a market multiple, which is about 10% lower than the shares normal valuation. While we are lowering our 2017e EPS estimate from $6.40 to $5.97, much of this has more to do with removing 350bp of tax reform we previously assumed in our 2017e estimates ($0.32), as well as a slower expected share repurchase level $(0.05), and also factoring for about $0.14 of incremental FX headwinds, offsetting about $0.07 in improved volume and margin assumptions." (2/8/2017)

Some companies that are related to United Parcel Service include Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), Canadian National Railway Company (CNI), FedEx Corporation (FDX), Deutsche Post AG (DPSGY), CSX Corporation (CSX), Norfolk Souther Corporation (NSC), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Southwest Airlines Company (LUV), Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYAAY), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (GOL), American Airlines Group (AAL), A P MOLLAR-MRSK (AMKBY), United Continental Holdings (UAL), International Consoltd Airlns Grp SA (ICAGY), ANA Holdings (ALNPY), Deutsche Lufthansa AG (DLAKY) and Kansas City Southern (KSU).

United Parcel Service's management team includes the folowing people:

• David P. Abney, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
• Richard N. Peretz, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer
• Teri Plummer McClure J.D., Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President, Labor Relations
• Alan Gershenhorn, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
• Juan Q. Perez, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Teresa M. Finley, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Business Services Officer
• Norman M. Brothers Jr., Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Kathleen M. Gutmann, Senior Vice President - Worldwide Sales and Solutions
• James Jay Barber Jr., Senior Vice President, President - UPS International
• Myron A. Gray, Senior Vice President , President, United States Operations

United Parcel Service's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.60%), BlackRock Inc. (5.12%), State Street Corp (3.22%), FMR LLC (1.66%), Northern Trust Corp (1.04%) and Lazard Asset Management LLC (0.74%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include Alan Gershenhorn, D Scott Davis, David A Barnes, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann and Teri P Mcclure. View Institutional Ownership Trends for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ameriprise Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, State Street Corp, Nordea Investment Management AB, Sentry Investments Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service stock in the last year include Alan Gershenhorn, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann and Teri P Mcclure. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC, Federated Investors Inc. PA, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Harbour Capital Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

Shares of United Parcel Service can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of United Parcel Service stock can currently be purchased for approximately $117.59.