S.A. Mason LLC Sells 125 Shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

S.A. Mason LLC decreased its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,791 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 125 shares during the period. S.A. Mason LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $478,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UPS. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 87.1% in the 4th quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,574 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 1,198 shares during the period. Willis Investment Counsel increased its stake in United Parcel Service by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Willis Investment Counsel now owns 171,522 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $21,629,000 after purchasing an additional 1,721 shares in the last quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC raised its holdings in United Parcel Service by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC now owns 19,089 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 1,990 shares during the period. McAdam LLC raised its holdings in United Parcel Service by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 5,132 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $647,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Sage Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of United Parcel Service by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Pacific Sage Partners LLC now owns 1,677 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $212,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.26% of the company’s stock.

United Parcel Service Stock Down 0.6 %

NYSE:UPS opened at $114.19 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.98. United Parcel Service, Inc. has a twelve month low of $109.62 and a twelve month high of $158.95. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $128.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $130.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 earned $2.47 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that United Parcel Service, Inc. will post 8.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

United Parcel Service Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were paid a dividend of $1.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.71%. United Parcel Service’s dividend payout ratio is presently 96.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on UPS. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of United Parcel Service from $150.00 to $128.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets raised United Parcel Service from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $155.00 to $150.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on United Parcel Service from $140.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird cut United Parcel Service from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $160.00 to $130.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of United Parcel Service from $170.00 to $141.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.95.

Insider Activity

In other United Parcel Service news, insider Norman M. Brothers, Jr. sold 7,325 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $138.57, for a total transaction of $1,015,025.25. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 45,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,249,229.86. The trade was a 13.97 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.