Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for UPS Earnings

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of United Parcel Service in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.89. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.13 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.73 EPS.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.11. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 39.13%. The company had revenue of $21.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.43 earnings per share. United Parcel Service’s revenue for the quarter was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

UPS has been the topic of a number of other reports. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $126.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James cut their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a “hold” rating and a $119.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $145.00 to $124.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered shares of United Parcel Service from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $160.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $120.87.

United Parcel Service Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:UPS opened at $100.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.23. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $102.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $117.95. United Parcel Service has a 1 year low of $90.55 and a 1 year high of $150.03.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be given a $1.64 dividend. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.54%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 19th. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is presently 95.63%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of UPS. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC bought a new stake in United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter worth about $461,000. HF Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter worth about $1,305,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in United Parcel Service by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 131,623 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $16,304,000 after acquiring an additional 28,108 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. raised its position in United Parcel Service by 42.5% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 34,113 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,302,000 after acquiring an additional 10,176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rovin Capital UT ADV raised its position in United Parcel Service by 85.7% in the fourth quarter. Rovin Capital UT ADV now owns 4,757 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $600,000 after acquiring an additional 2,195 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

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.