Swiss National Bank Buys 157,700 Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS

Swiss National Bank raised its position in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,220,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 157,700 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned 0.26% of United Parcel Service worth $224,127,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of UPS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,905,138 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $6,753,405,000 after buying an additional 768,912 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in United Parcel Service by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,623,834 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,675,733,000 after acquiring an additional 762,407 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 124.0% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 0.3% in the first 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 period. 60.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on UPS shares. Vertical Research reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $103.00 price objective on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of United Parcel Service in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $90.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered 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 research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

UPS stock opened at $94.54 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.82. The stock has a market cap of $80.21 billion, a PE ratio of 14.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a one year low of $82.00 and a one year high of $138.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The transportation company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $21.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. United Parcel Service has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

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

United Parcel Service 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.