Rep. Kelly Morrison Sells Off Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

Representative Kelly Morrison (D-Minnesota) recently sold shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS). In a filing disclosed on June 18th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in United Parcel Service stock on June 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “TRUST 2” account.

Representative Kelly Morrison also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ResMed (NYSE:RMD) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NIKE (NYSE:NKE) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of WEX (NYSE:WEX) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) on 6/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ResMed (NYSE:RMD) on 4/28/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on 4/11/2025.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

UPS stock opened at $101.38 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a one year low of $90.55 and a one year high of $145.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.85 billion, a PE ratio of 14.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $100.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $106.94.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.11. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.44% and a return on equity of 40.15%. The company had revenue of $21.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.43 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 earnings per share for the current year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a dividend of $1.64 per share. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 19th. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is presently 95.63%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of UPS. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 66,136,226 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $7,274,323,000 after acquiring an additional 999,832 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 7.7% during the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,045,472 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,754,751,000 after acquiring an additional 1,780,807 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 15,704,334 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,979,695,000 after acquiring an additional 414,710 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 15.6% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,979,909 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,384,567,000 after buying an additional 1,484,452 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,895,828 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,373,964,000 after buying an additional 268,278 shares in the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on UPS. Stifel Canada reduced their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $145.00 to $124.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on United Parcel Service from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. DA Davidson dropped their target price on United Parcel Service from $154.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on United Parcel Service from $126.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded United Parcel Service to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, United Parcel Service currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.32.

About Representative Morrison

Kelly Morrison (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Morrison (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Kelly Morrison was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lives in Deephaven. Morrison earned a B.A. in history from Yale University and an M.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University. Morrison’s career experience includes working as a physician.

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.