United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS Shares Bought by Clifford Capital Partners LLC

Clifford Capital Partners LLC increased its position in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 116.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 134,392 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 72,360 shares during the period. United Parcel Service makes up 2.6% of Clifford Capital Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Clifford Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $13,566,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UPS. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 124.0% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,011,107 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $991,132,000 after purchasing an additional 4,988,044 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in United Parcel Service in the 1st quarter worth approximately $201,358,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in United Parcel Service by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,045,472 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,754,751,000 after buying an additional 1,780,807 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in United Parcel Service by 443.6% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,549,962 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $156,453,000 after acquiring an additional 1,264,842 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in United Parcel Service by 582.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,180,709 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $128,886,000 after acquiring an additional 1,007,585 shares in the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on UPS shares. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on United Parcel Service from $114.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of United Parcel Service from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Vertical Research reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $103.00 price objective on shares of United Parcel Service in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, United Parcel Service has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Stock Performance

NYSE:UPS opened at $94.54 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $88.78 and a 200-day moving average of $92.80. The firm has a market cap of $80.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a twelve month low of $82.00 and a twelve month high of $138.67.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The transportation company reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.43. The business had revenue of $21.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.94 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.15% and a return on equity of 40.07%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. United Parcel Service has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.9%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 101.39%.

About United Parcel Service

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.