United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Shares Sold by Drive Wealth Management LLC

VaselineSeptember 2, 2024

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Drive Wealth Management LLC reduced its position in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS – Free Report) by 7.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent SEC disclosure. The firm owned 2,978 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 235 shares during the period. Drive Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $408,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in United Parcel Service by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,676,441 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at $578,053,000 after acquired an additional 200,297 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association raised its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 235.3% in the fourth quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 237,333 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $37,316,000 after buying an additional 166,557 shares during the period. Natixis purchased a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service in the first quarter valued at approximately $121,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 20.2% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 62,360 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $9,805,000 after buying an additional 10,467 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 9,607,055 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,510,517,000 after purchasing an additional 980,317 shares during the last quarter. 60.26% of the shares are held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts on Wall Street are forecasting an increase

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on United Parcel Service from $169.00 to $155.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on United Parcel Service from $170.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on United Parcel Service from $156.00 to $134.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $175.00 to $159.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $157.00 to $145.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. June 24. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. United Parcel Service currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $151.20, based on data from MarketBeat.

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Insiders place their bets

In other news, Director William R. Johnson bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $128.61 per share, for a total transaction of $643,050.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,160 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $663,627.60. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible via this link. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

United Parcel Service inventory performance

NYSE UPS opened at $128.55 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $132.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market cap of $110.11 billion, a PE ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.98. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a 12-month low of $123.12 and a 12-month high of $172.75.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS – Get Free Report ) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.99 by ($0.20). The company had revenue of $21.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.17 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 35.27% and a net margin of 5.87%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.54 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.43 earnings per share for the current year.

United Parcel Service announces dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a dividend of $6.52 on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 19. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 94.49%.

United Parcel service profile

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United Parcel Service, Inc, a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, air freight, customs brokerage and insurance services. It operates through two segments, the US Domestic Package and the International Package. The U.S. Domestic Packages segment provides timed delivery of express letters, documents, small packages and palletized goods via air and ground services in the United States.