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 Performance

Shares of NYSE:UPS opened at $205.88 on Tuesday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $185.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $194.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. United Parcel Service has a one year low of $165.34 and a one year high of $233.72. The company has a market capitalization of $178.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.08.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS - Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 26th. The transportation company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $24.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $24.59 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 76.43% and a net margin of 10.92%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.06 EPS. Analysts anticipate that United Parcel Service will post 12.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 1st. Investors of record on Monday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.52 per share. This represents a $6.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.95%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th. United Parcel Service's payout ratio is currently 48.84%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on UPS shares. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on United Parcel Service from $218.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on United Parcel Service from $240.00 to $210.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on United Parcel Service from $239.00 to $215.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 7th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on United Parcel Service from $225.00 to $200.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 27th. Finally, Raymond James reduced their target price on United Parcel Service from $250.00 to $225.00 in a report on Friday, July 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $215.82.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other United Parcel Service news, insider Kathleen M. Gutmann sold 21,307 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.51, for a total transaction of $4,357,494.57. Following the sale, the insider now owns 102,591 shares of the company's stock, valued at $20,980,885.41. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, insider Kathleen M. Gutmann sold 21,307 shares of the company's 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 sale, the insider now owns 102,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,980,885.41. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company's stock.