After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that UPS FLEXES ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK TO BOOST GLOBAL DELIVERY TIMES FOR REGION’S BUSINESSES.
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United Parcel Service, Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $156.53 and fluctuated between $156.92 as its day high and $153.82 as its day low. The current market capitalization of United Parcel Service, Inc. is $133.35B. A total of 3.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.77M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, UPS has seen 1 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 7,000 and the disposition of 7,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 27 BUYs and 34 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 624,348 shares during that period but sold 504,728.
In the most recent transaction, Cesarone Nando sold 22,825 shares of UPS for 171.70 per share on Aug 16. After the transaction, the President, US Operations now owns 1 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 21, Lane Laura J sold 14,617 shares at 178.16 per share. UPS shares that CHF Crp Aff, Com & Sustain Off owns now total 0.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Brothers Norman M. Jr disposed of 20,724 shares on Feb 17 at a per-share price of $182.26. This resulted in the Chief Legal & Compliance Off holding 0 shares of UPS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Newman Brian sold 19,000 shares at $182.46 per share on Feb 17. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 0.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. United Parcel Service, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $6.45, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.12%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.83. UPS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/10/2023 when it declared a $1.62 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/30/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/31/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/11/2023. The UPS stock dividend was $1.62 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for UPS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $168.38 with high estimates of $215.00 and low estimates of $100.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UPS has a high of $197.80 and a low of $133.68.
As of this writing, UPS has an earnings estimate of $2.47 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 25 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.69 per share and a lower estimate of $2.3. The company reported an EPS of $2.54 in the last quarter, which was 1.60% higher than expectations of $2.5.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. UPS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $10.59B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $25.53B in debt and $17.57B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.27B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UPS is Buy with a score of 3.78.
