United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS Shares Sold by Integrity Alliance LLC.

Integrity Alliance LLC. reduced its stake in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 68.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,766 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 14,756 shares during the quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $683,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,136,226 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $7,274,323,000 after acquiring an additional 999,832 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,780,807 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 124.0% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,011,107 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $991,132,000 after acquiring an additional 4,988,044 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,415,523 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $815,633,000 after acquiring an additional 23,918 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,719,145 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $519,059,000 after acquiring an additional 171,303 shares during the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at United Parcel Service

In other news, Director Christiana Smith Shi bought 500 shares of United Parcel Service stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The stock was bought at an average price of $88.17 per share, for a total transaction of $44,085.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,085. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Vertical Research restated a “hold” rating and issued a $103.00 price objective on shares of United Parcel Service in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $96.00 target price (down from $125.00) on shares of United Parcel Service in a report on Friday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $120.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, United Parcel Service presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

Shares of UPS opened at $96.64 on Friday. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a twelve month low of $82.00 and a twelve month high of $138.67. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $81.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.10. 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 (NYSE:UPS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The transportation company reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.43. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.15% and a return on equity of 40.07%. The firm had revenue of $21.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.94 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.76 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. United Parcel Service has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 18th were paid a $1.64 dividend. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 18th. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 101.39%.

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.