Q3 EPS Estimate for United Parcel Service Lifted by Analyst

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of United Parcel Service in a report issued on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.69. The consensus estimate for United Parcel Service’s current full-year earnings is $7.95 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for United Parcel Service’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.20 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $3.29 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.77 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on United Parcel Service from $107.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on United Parcel Service from $101.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. HSBC upgraded United Parcel Service from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded United Parcel Service from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on United Parcel Service from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.03.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UPS opened at $106.41 on Friday. United Parcel Service has a twelve month low of $82.00 and a twelve month high of $122.41. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The company has a market capitalization of $90.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $105.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.32.

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, beating 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 business had revenue of $24.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.75 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.2% on a year-over-year basis.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 17th were given a dividend of $1.64 per share. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 17th. United Parcel Service’s payout ratio is 100.00%.

Insider Transactions at United Parcel Service

In other United Parcel Service news, insider Norman M. Brothers, Jr. sold 25,014 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.15, for a total transaction of $2,655,236.10. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Potomac Fund Management Inc. ADV boosted its position in United Parcel Service by 0.8% during the 4th 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 period. Westbourne Investments Inc. boosted its position in United Parcel Service by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. now owns 7,876 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $781,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Ipsen Advisor Group LLC now owns 5,670 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 698 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Peoples Financial Services CORP. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Peoples Financial Services CORP. now owns 4,030 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $400,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

United Parcel Service Company Profile

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.