United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Shares Acquired by Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS - Free Report) by 113.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,106 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 2,714 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.'s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $644,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pacific Sage Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC now owns 1,677 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC lifted its stake in United Parcel Service by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 558 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Gleason Group Inc. boosted its position in United Parcel Service by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 6,660 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $840,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 4.9% during the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 1,831 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Weaver Consulting Group increased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service by 3.0% during the third quarter. Weaver Consulting Group now owns 3,053 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $416,000 after buying an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on UPS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on United Parcel Service from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $141.00 to $147.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on United Parcel Service in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "hold" rating and a $119.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on United Parcel Service from $100.00 to $82.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Raymond James lowered their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $155.00 to $145.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, United Parcel Service presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $137.57.

United Parcel Service Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:UPS traded down $1.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $109.66. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,282,367 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,661,575. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $118.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $126.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $93.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.94. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a 12 month low of $109.40 and a 12 month high of $154.29.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.23. United Parcel Service had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 39.13%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.47 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 18th were paid a dividend of $1.64 per share. This represents a $6.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.98%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 18th. This is a positive change from United Parcel Service's previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. United Parcel Service's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.04%.

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.