Equities Analysts Set Expectations for UPS FY2025 Earnings

United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for United Parcel Service in a research note issued on Monday, November 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the transportation company will earn $6.99 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.30. 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 2025 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.72 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stephens upgraded United Parcel Service to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $120.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Oppenheimer dropped their target price on United Parcel Service from $114.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Citigroup upped their price objective on United Parcel Service from $112.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $100.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $110.00.

United Parcel Service Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of UPS opened at $95.01 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.32. United Parcel Service has a one year low of $82.00 and a one year high of $138.67. The company has a market cap of $80.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.11.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The transportation company reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $21.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.94 billion. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.15% and a return on equity of 40.07%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. United Parcel Service has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Trading of United Parcel Service

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 0.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,277,988 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $5,619,730,000 after purchasing an additional 372,850 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in United Parcel Service by 1.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 30,774,530 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $3,106,381,000 after buying an additional 444,384 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in United Parcel Service by 3.0% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 25,792,139 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,603,459,000 after acquiring an additional 746,667 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,623,834 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,675,733,000 after buying an additional 762,407 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 124.0% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,011,107 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $991,132,000 after acquiring an additional 4,988,044 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other United Parcel Service news, Director Christiana Smith Shi acquired 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $88.17 per share, for a total transaction of $44,085.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $44,085. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company’s stock.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 17th will be given a dividend of $1.64 per share. 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 is currently 101.39%.

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.