United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $113.6667.

Several equities analysts recently commented on UPS shares. Susquehanna upped their target price on United Parcel Service from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Oppenheimer raised their price target on United Parcel Service from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. UBS Group lifted their price target on United Parcel Service from $116.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Evercore increased their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $94.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling at United Parcel Service

In other United Parcel Service news, insider Norman M. Brothers, Jr. sold 25,014 shares of United Parcel Service stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.15, for a total value of $2,655,236.10. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV increased its stake in United Parcel Service by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV now owns 11,324 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,123,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. now owns 7,876 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $781,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,670 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $562,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. grew its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 16.7% during the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 698 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Peoples Financial Services CORP. grew its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Peoples Financial Services CORP. now owns 4,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. 60.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting United Parcel Service

Here are the key news stories impacting United Parcel Service this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UPS opened a new, nearly $100M logistics hub in Taiwan — its largest Asia Pacific facility — which management says doubles capacity and boosts automation, semiconductor-focused logistics and connectivity to regional customers; this supports longer‑term revenue growth in high-value tech supply chains. UPS opens $100 million Taiwan logistics hub to meet tech boom demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and company commentary highlight the Taiwan center as a crown jewel for Asia Pacific, a nearly $100M automation bet meant to improve productivity and capture semiconductor/logistics demand — a structural growth catalyst for international parcel and high-margin B2B flows. UPS Boosts Its Presence in Asia Pacific With New Logistics Center
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and buy/hold pieces are drawing attention to UPS as a value/trending stock — these stories can support interest but are opinion-driven and don’t by themselves change fundamentals. Here is What to Know Beyond Why United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a Trending Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market pieces (value-stock screening / buy theses) highlight potential upside but note open questions; these give context but are not immediate drivers. 3 Value Stocks with Open Questions
• Negative Sentiment: UPS has paused/withdrawn a voluntary separation/driver buyout in its Central Region after a Teamsters challenge; analysts warn the buyout retreat could force a rethink of driver-cost strategies and compress near-term efficiency gains and margins. UPS withdraws voluntary separation program for Central Region drivers after Teamsters challenge
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage questioning whether the retreat from driver buyouts undermines UPS’s margin and efficiency plan, which raises investor concerns about cost control and near-term profitability. Should UPS’s (UPS) Driver Buyout Retreat Prompt a Rethink of Its Efficiency and Margin Strategy?

United Parcel Service Stock Down 1.0%

UPS stock opened at $97.43 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.85, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. United Parcel Service has a one year low of $82.00 and a one year high of $122.41. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $108.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.57.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The transportation company reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.18. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 38.30% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company had revenue of $24.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.75 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that United Parcel Service will post 7.95 EPS for the current year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a dividend of $1.64 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.7%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 100.00%.

About United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company that provides a broad range of transportation, logistics and e-commerce services. Its core business centers on small-package delivery and last-mile distribution for business and individual customers, supported by a network of ground transportation, air cargo operations (UPS Airlines) and sorting facilities. In addition to parcel delivery, UPS offers freight transportation, contract logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage and reverse-logistics solutions designed to support domestic and international commerce.

The company traces its roots to 1907 when it began as a small messenger service in the United States and later evolved into the United Parcel Service.