United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS Shares Sold by Johnson Financial Group Inc.

Johnson Financial Group Inc. decreased its holdings in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 36.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 919 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 535 shares during the quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $93,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 63.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 12,126 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,529,000 after buying an additional 4,723 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 98.7% during the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 6,111 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $672,000 after acquiring an additional 3,035 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in United Parcel Service by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,507 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,596,000 after acquiring an additional 5,935 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank increased its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 35,452 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,899,000 after purchasing an additional 2,219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 5,810 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $639,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UPS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of United Parcel Service in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup lifted their target price on United Parcel Service from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on United Parcel Service from $100.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Stephens raised shares of United Parcel Service to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $91.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UPS opened at $95.46 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.98 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a 1-year low of $82.00 and a 1-year high of $136.99. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $89.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $92.72.

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

United Parcel Service Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $1.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 17th. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.9%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.39%.

United Parcel Service Company 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.