Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for UPS Earnings

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of United Parcel Service in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.71 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.74. The consensus estimate for United Parcel Service’s current full-year earnings is $7.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United Parcel Service’s Q1 2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $7.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.37 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Loop Capital dropped their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $120.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. 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 report on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $170.00 to $141.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Raymond James dropped their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $155.00 to $145.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $140.73.

United Parcel Service Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE:UPS opened at $115.45 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $124.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $128.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.14. United Parcel Service has a one year low of $109.40 and a one year high of $158.95. The company has a market cap of $98.52 billion, a PE ratio of 17.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.98.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.47 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Parcel Service

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in United Parcel Service by 15,779.6% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 14,631,461 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,994,853,000 after purchasing an additional 14,539,321 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter worth about $1,075,393,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter worth about $393,680,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 833.4% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 2,074,100 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $282,783,000 after buying an additional 1,851,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 1,061.1% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,772,765 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $232,959,000 after buying an additional 1,620,091 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at United Parcel Service

In related news, insider Norman M. Brothers, Jr. sold 7,325 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.57, for a total transaction of $1,015,025.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 45,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,249,229.86. This represents a 13.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

United Parcel Service Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th will be paid a $1.64 dividend. This is a positive change from United Parcel Service’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.68%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is presently 96.45%.

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.