Ensign Peak Advisors Inc Raises Stock Holdings in United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 188.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 756,209 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 494,149 shares during the quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $76,332,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Andra AP fonden boosted its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 95.9% during the 2nd quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 332,983 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $33,611,000 after purchasing an additional 163,000 shares in the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp lifted its holdings in United Parcel Service by 16.8% in the second quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 1,130,550 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $114,118,000 after buying an additional 162,364 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in United Parcel Service by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 94,361 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $9,525,000 after acquiring an additional 12,035 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in United Parcel Service by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 647,271 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $65,336,000 after acquiring an additional 34,029 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Founders Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 8.3% during the 2nd quarter. Founders Capital Management LLC now owns 111,405 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $11,245,000 after acquiring an additional 8,579 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on United Parcel Service from $80.00 to $75.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on United Parcel Service from $110.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on United Parcel Service from $103.00 to $97.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, United Parcel Service currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE UPS opened at $91.00 on Friday. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a 12 month low of $82.00 and a 12 month high of $138.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $88.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.83. The stock has a market cap of $77.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The transportation company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.43. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 40.07% and a net margin of 6.15%.The firm had revenue of $21.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. United Parcel Service’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. United Parcel Service has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be issued a dividend of $1.64 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.2%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is presently 101.39%.

United Parcel Service Profile

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.