United Parcel Service Stock Price, News & Analysis (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 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.96 per share on Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 16th. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The transportation company reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.03. The transportation company earned $18.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.98 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.56% and a return on equity of 175.60%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.94 earnings per share. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 22nd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

United Parcel Service issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $7.45-7.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $7.45.

18 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for United Parcel Service's shares. Their predictions range from $87.00 to $140.00. On average, they expect United Parcel Service's stock price to reach $121.68 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for United Parcel Service.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 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.

News headlines about UPS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 12,590,000 shares, a decrease of 12.3% from the August 30th total of 14,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,360,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View United Parcel Service's Current Options Chain.

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United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Centric Wealth Management (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), Sabal Trust CO (0.03%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include George Willis, James J Barber, Kathleen M Gutmann, Nando Cesarone, Norman M Brothers Jr, Richard N Peretz 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Gradient Investments LLC, Wambolt & Associates LLC, Global Trust Asset Management LLC, North Star Investment Management Corp. and Lederer & Associates Investment Counsel CA. Company insiders that have sold United Parcel Service company stock in the last year include Norman M Brothers Jr, Richard N Peretz and Teri P Mcclure. View Insider Buying and Selling for United Parcel Service.

UPS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lynch & Associates IN, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Centric Wealth Management, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Hendley & Co. Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., OmniStar Financial Group Inc. and Pacer Advisors 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $118.51.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $101.76 billion and generates $71.86 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $4.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.24 on an earnings per share basis. United Parcel Service employs 481,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About United Parcel Service.

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.