United Parcel Service - UPS Stock Forecast, Price & News

United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and related services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment offers guaranteed time-definite express options. The company also provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales, and mail and consulting services in approximately 200 countries and territories. In addition, it offers truckload brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry; shipping, visibility, and billing technologies; and financial and insurance services. The company operates a fleet of approximately 121,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles; and owns 59,000 containers that are used to transport cargo in its aircraft. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

United Parcel Service Stock Up 1.0 %

NYSE:UPS traded up $1.97 during trading on Friday, hitting $204.89. The stock had a trading volume of 1,883,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,627,282. United Parcel Service has a 12 month low of $165.34 and a 12 month high of $233.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a current ratio of 1.47. The company's 50-day moving average price is $184.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $194.16. The company has a market capitalization of $177.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.08.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS - Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 26th. The transportation company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $24.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.59 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 10.92% and a return on equity of 76.43%. The firm's revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.06 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that United Parcel Service will post 12.81 EPS for the current year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.52 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.97%. United Parcel Service's dividend payout ratio is 48.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on UPS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a $199.00 price target on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Wednesday, July 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on United Parcel Service from $240.00 to $210.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 19th. Barclays dropped their price objective on United Parcel Service from $220.00 to $200.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 27th. Susquehanna Bancshares cut their target price on United Parcel Service from $218.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on United Parcel Service from $270.00 to $223.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $215.82.

Insider Activity

In related news, CMO Kevin M. Warren sold 23,366 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.31, for a total transaction of $4,516,881.46. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, insider Kathleen M. Gutmann sold 21,307 shares of United Parcel Service stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.51, for a total value of $4,357,494.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 102,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,980,885.41. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CMO Kevin M. Warren sold 23,366 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.31, for a total transaction of $4,516,881.46. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.