United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-one research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation, eight have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $117.4118.

UPS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on United Parcel Service from $130.00 to $133.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. UBS Group boosted their price target on United Parcel Service from $123.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on United Parcel Service from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on United Parcel Service from $127.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Parcel Service

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. IKE Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 13.9% during the 2nd quarter. IKE Capital LLC now owns 7,740 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $832,000 after buying an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in United Parcel Service by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 56,624 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $6,087,000 after buying an additional 508 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in United Parcel Service by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 5,769 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $620,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its holdings in United Parcel Service by 1.5% during the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 2,379,189 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $255,763,000 after acquiring an additional 36,099 shares during the period. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in United Parcel Service by 195.6% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 9,681 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,041,000 after acquiring an additional 6,406 shares during the period. 60.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

United Parcel Service Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UPS opened at $100.23 on Friday. United Parcel Service has a 12-month low of $82.00 and a 12-month high of $122.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $106.12 and a 200 day moving average of $104.44.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The transportation company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $22.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.86 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 5.08% and a return on equity of 37.50%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share. United Parcel Service has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.220-7.220 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that United Parcel Service will post 7.22 earnings per share for the current year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th were paid a dividend of $1.64 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 17th. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.5%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 121.93%.

About United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE: UPS) is a global package delivery and logistics company that provides transportation, distribution and supply-chain services. Its offerings include time-definite delivery of packages and documents, ground and air transportation, international shipping, freight services, customs brokerage and logistics management.

UPS serves businesses and consumers in the United States and across international markets, connecting customers in more than 200 countries and territories.