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United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS – Free Report) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for United Parcel Service in a report released on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.71. The consensus estimate for United Parcel Service’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United Parcel Service’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.93 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.32 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.27 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $158.00 to $149.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Truist Financial began coverage on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $140.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $150.00 to $133.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of United Parcel Service from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $147.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $138.09.
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United Parcel Service Trading Up 1.4 %
Shares of UPS stock opened at $116.90 on Friday. United Parcel Service has a 52-week low of $109.40 and a 52-week high of $158.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $120.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $127.38. The company has a market capitalization of $99.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.29, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.94.
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.23. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 39.13%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.47 earnings per share.
Institutional Trading of United Parcel Service
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 829,280 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $113,064,000 after buying an additional 33,989 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in shares of United Parcel Service in the 4th quarter worth $461,000. Synovus Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 87,531 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $11,934,000 after buying an additional 6,941 shares during the last quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of United Parcel Service in the 4th quarter worth $1,305,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 131,623 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $16,304,000 after buying an additional 28,108 shares during the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
United Parcel Service Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a $1.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a boost from United Parcel Service’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.61%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is currently 97.04%.
United Parcel Service Company Profile
United Parcel Service, Inc, a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States.
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