United Parcel Service - UPS Stock Forecast, Price & News

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for United Parcel Service in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" UPS shares.
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26 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for United Parcel Service's shares. Their UPS share price forecasts range from $150.00 to $272.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $215.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.3% from the stock's current price.
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United Parcel Service's stock was trading at $214.34 at the start of the year. Since then, UPS stock has decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $203.09.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 25th 2022.
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 26th. The transportation company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.15. The transportation company had revenue of $24.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.59 billion. United Parcel Service had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 76.43% and a net margin of 10.92%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.06 earnings per share.
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United Parcel Service declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $1.52 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $6.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 12th.
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United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) pays an annual dividend of $6.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.00%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 48.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UPS will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.20% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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United Parcel Service announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, August 5th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

United Parcel Service updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $102.00 billion-$102.00 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $102.11 billion.

4,404 employees have rated United Parcel Service Chief Executive Officer David Abney on Glassdoor.com. David Abney has an approval rating of 68% among the company'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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (2.29%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.06%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.73%), Swiss National Bank (0.36%), Primecap Management Co. CA (0.28%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Carol B Tome, David P Abney, James J Barber, Juan R Perez, Kathleen M Gutmann, Kevin M Warren, Laura J Lane, Norman M Brothers Jr, Philippe R Gilbert, Russell Stokes and Wayne M Hewett.
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Shares of UPS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $203.09.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) has a market capitalization of $176.42 billion and generates $97.29 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $12.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $12.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 534,000 workers across the globe.

United Parcel Service was founded in 1907.

United Parcel Service's mailing address is 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA, 30328. The official website for the company is www.ups.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at (404) 828-6000, via email at investor@ups.com, or via fax at 404-828-7666.