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 declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.96 per share on Tuesday, March 12th. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 25th. This is an increase from United Parcel Service's previous quarterly dividend of $0.91. View United Parcel Service's Dividend History.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, January, 31st. The transportation company reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.03. The transportation company had revenue of $19.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.92 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 254.74% and a net margin of 6.67%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share. View United Parcel Service's Earnings History.

United Parcel Service is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for United Parcel Service.

United Parcel Service will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

United Parcel Service issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.45-7.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $7.71. United Parcel Service also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $7.45-7.75 EPS.

18 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for United Parcel Service's stock. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $147.00. On average, they anticipate United Parcel Service's stock price to reach $122.5818 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% 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, 11 hold ratings, 5 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 coverage about UPS stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. United Parcel Service earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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United Parcel Service's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.12%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.96%), Northern Trust Corp (1.03%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.93%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.86%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%). Company insiders that own United Parcel Service stock include Alan Gershenhorn, 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 Parnassus Investments CA, Millennium Management LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., 1832 Asset Management L.P., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, London Co. of Virginia, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Principal Financial Group 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, Richard N Peretz 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 Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Boston Partners, BlackRock Inc., Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. and CI Investments 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of UPS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $110.36.

United Parcel Service has a market capitalization of $94.82 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 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.