Brokers Set Expectations for United Parcel Service, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:UPS)

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for United Parcel Service in a report issued on Tuesday, May 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will earn $8.84 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $9.57. The consensus estimate for United Parcel Service’s current full-year earnings is $8.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United Parcel Service’s Q1 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.92 EPS.

UPS has been the topic of several other reports. HSBC raised United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $150.00 to $170.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on United Parcel Service from $183.00 to $179.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Raymond James cut their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $185.00 to $175.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $147.00 to $140.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised shares of United Parcel Service from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $165.00 to $170.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $165.23.

United Parcel Service Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSE UPS opened at $148.07 on Thursday. United Parcel Service has a 12-month low of $133.68 and a 12-month high of $192.98. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $149.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $150.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market cap of $126.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.05.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $21.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.84 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 37.42% and a net margin of 6.60%. The company’s revenue was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.20 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On United Parcel Service

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. OFI Invest Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of United Parcel Service during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new position in shares of United Parcel Service during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new position in shares of United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Northwest Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Bourgeon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. 60.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 30th. Investors of record on Monday, May 13th will be issued a $1.63 dividend. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. United Parcel Service’s payout ratio is presently 94.49%.

About United Parcel Service

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.