United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Stock Price Up 1.1% – Should You Buy?

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) traded up 1.1% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $95.38 and last traded at $94.5620. 5,664,040 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 18% from the average session volume of 6,895,738 shares. The stock had previously closed at $93.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently commented on UPS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded United Parcel Service from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their target price on United Parcel Service from $103.00 to $97.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Stock Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $89.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.11 billion, a PE ratio of 14.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11.

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

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a $1.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.9%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.39%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On United Parcel Service

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. ARQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service in the third quarter worth $591,000. Capital Square LLC raised its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Square LLC now owns 25,677 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,145,000 after buying an additional 6,044 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in United Parcel Service during the third quarter worth about $8,475,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 27.9% during the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 11,214 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $937,000 after acquiring an additional 2,443 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC boosted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 36.2% in the third quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 3,423 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 909 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

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.