Czech National Bank Buys 7,920 Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. $UPS

Czech National Bank boosted its stake in United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 194,860 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 7,920 shares during the period. Czech National Bank’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $19,328,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of United Parcel Service during the second quarter worth approximately $851,842,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 78.7% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,086,862 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $412,528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,799,882 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 45.4% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,730,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $578,467,000 after purchasing an additional 1,789,467 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of United Parcel Service by 94.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,300,081 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $231,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,372 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in United Parcel Service by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,991,490 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $667,109,000 after purchasing an additional 761,217 shares during the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More United Parcel Service News

Here are the key news stories impacting United Parcel Service this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UPS opened a new, nearly $100M logistics hub in Taiwan — its largest Asia Pacific facility — which management says doubles capacity and boosts automation, semiconductor-focused logistics and connectivity to regional customers; this supports longer‑term revenue growth in high-value tech supply chains. UPS opens $100 million Taiwan logistics hub to meet tech boom demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and company commentary highlight the Taiwan center as a crown jewel for Asia Pacific, a nearly $100M automation bet meant to improve productivity and capture semiconductor/logistics demand — a structural growth catalyst for international parcel and high-margin B2B flows. UPS Boosts Its Presence in Asia Pacific With New Logistics Center
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and buy/hold pieces are drawing attention to UPS as a value/trending stock — these stories can support interest but are opinion-driven and don’t by themselves change fundamentals. Here is What to Know Beyond Why United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a Trending Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader market pieces (value-stock screening / buy theses) highlight potential upside but note open questions; these give context but are not immediate drivers. 3 Value Stocks with Open Questions
• Negative Sentiment: UPS has paused/withdrawn a voluntary separation/driver buyout in its Central Region after a Teamsters challenge; analysts warn the buyout retreat could force a rethink of driver-cost strategies and compress near-term efficiency gains and margins. UPS withdraws voluntary separation program for Central Region drivers after Teamsters challenge
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage questioning whether the retreat from driver buyouts undermines UPS’s margin and efficiency plan, which raises investor concerns about cost control and near-term profitability. Should UPS’s (UPS) Driver Buyout Retreat Prompt a Rethink of Its Efficiency and Margin Strategy?

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Norman M. Brothers, Jr. sold 25,014 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.15, for a total transaction of $2,655,236.10. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

United Parcel Service Price Performance

United Parcel Service stock opened at $97.43 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $82.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $108.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $98.57. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a one year low of $82.00 and a one year high of $122.41.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The transportation company reported $2.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $24.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $23.91 billion. United Parcel Service had a return on equity of 38.30% and a net margin of 6.28%.The company’s revenue was down 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 7.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 17th were paid a $1.64 dividend. This represents a $6.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 17th. United Parcel Service’s payout ratio is 100.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on UPS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on United Parcel Service from $99.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on United Parcel Service from $96.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on United Parcel Service from $101.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of United Parcel Service from $122.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of United Parcel Service from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $113.67.

About United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) is a global package delivery and supply chain management company that provides a broad range of transportation, logistics and e-commerce services. Its core business centers on small-package delivery and last-mile distribution for business and individual customers, supported by a network of ground transportation, air cargo operations (UPS Airlines) and sorting facilities. In addition to parcel delivery, UPS offers freight transportation, contract logistics, warehousing, customs brokerage and reverse-logistics solutions designed to support domestic and international commerce.

The company traces its roots to 1907 when it began as a small messenger service in the United States and later evolved into the United Parcel Service.