IOB - Delayed Quote • USD United Parcel Service, Inc. (0R08.IL) Follow 125.70 -19.51 (-13.44%) At close: July 23 at 9:00:00 PM GMT+1 All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations Stocks to watch this week: ASML, Intel, LVMH, Shell and Glencore Earnings preview of key companies reporting this week and what to look out for. 3 Top US Dividend Stocks To Consider For Your Portfolio As the U.S. stock market experiences a notable upswing, with major indexes like the Dow Jones and S&P 500 on track for significant weekly gains, investors are increasingly eyeing opportunities to bolster their portfolios. In this dynamic environment, dividend stocks stand out as attractive options due to their potential for providing steady income streams amidst fluctuating market conditions. Google's next big bet: Taking drone deliveries mainstream Wing Aviation, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, is competing with players like Amazon, Walmart, and UPS to win over the multibillion-dollar drone delivery business. Postal Service implied pact not reached with UPS on SurePost, says JPMorgan The contract between UPS (UPS) and the United States Postal Service for SurePost expired on December 31, 2024 and earlier this week the Postal Service posted an industry alert which implies that the two parties did not to a new agreement on SurePost, JPMorgan analyst Brian Ossenbeck tells investors in a research note. The firm points out this is a different agreement than the air cargo contract UPS won from FedEx (FDX) in 2024. JPMorgan says the issue is gaining attention of investors but it has DHL Buys Into the Growing Retail Returns Business The acquisition of a returns services provider comes as retailers are grappling with the higher volumes that shoppers are sending back. United Parcel Service Insider Lowered Holding By 100% During Last Year Viewing insider transactions for United Parcel Service, Inc.'s ( NYSE:UPS ) over the last year, we see that insiders... UPS price target raised to $135 from $134 at JPMorgan JPMorgan analyst Brian Ossenbeck raised the firm’s price target on UPS (UPS) to $135 from $134 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The “long-awaited” market recovery for transports continues to slowly develop, putting the substantial earnings growth embedded in 2025 estimates at risk, the analyst tells investor sin a research note. In the near term, the firm sees downside risk to a “normally weaker” Q1 and adjusted estimates in several sub-sectors, saying a significant amount of freight wa UPS Completes Acquisitions of Healthcare Cold-Chain Logistics Providers Frigo-Trans and BPL ATLANTA, January 08, 2025--UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL, which provide industry-leading, complex healthcare logistics solutions across Europe. Is There An Opportunity With United Parcel Service, Inc.'s (NYSE:UPS) 25% Undervaluation? Key Insights The projected fair value for United Parcel Service is US$168 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity... Where Have All the Managers Gone? As corporate America goes on a mission to thin its management ranks, workers on all levels are having to adjust their career paths and re-examine the way to better pay and status. FedEx Freight spinoff is a 'huge value unlock': Analyst It has been a rough year for the transportation sector. Could 2025 signal a brighter road ahead? BofA Securities transportation analyst Ken Hoexter speaks with Yahoo Finance Anchors Brad Smith and Josh Lipton to discuss trends for the sector — highlighting the end of a two-and-a-half-year freight recession. “You know, we're starting to build out of it,” Hoexter says. “We're seeing enough independent, small mom-and-pop truckload bankruptcies that have cleared up a lot of the excess capacity that's been around since the Covid loans, that that has kept too much capacity, but really comes all down to demand." When asked about FedEx's (FDX) decision to spin off its freight business, Hoexter calls it a "huge value unlock" for the company. Find out why in the video above. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Josh Lynch All 11 sectors expected to broaden out in 2025, strategist says United Parcel Service (UPS) is just one of Powers Advisory Group Managing Partner Matt Powers' top picks for 2025, calling the postal carrier and logistics operator as having "defensive characteristics and high valuations" as it looks to get carried by several tailwinds next year. UPS is set to release fourth quarter earnings results on January 30, 2025. Powers sits down with Wealth host Brad Smith to talk about the other opportunities he is seeing across markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) in the new year. "Broadening it looks like so all 11 major sectors are actually expected to have year over year earnings increases in 2025. And I think we had or will have seven of the 11 this year, which suggests broadening out," Powers tells Yahoo Finance. "But the S&P [500] is trading at 21 times forward earnings, while dividend growth equities which is kind of our core focus are at 19 times. So we see again going back to that back-to-basics approach shifting towards value and just underappreciated areas of the market." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. FedEx Stock Retreats After 'Market Cheers' Freight Spin Off FedEx saw fiscal second-quarter earnings come in slightly above analyst expectations Thursday as the company also announced plans to spin off its freight business into a separate public company with the delivery heavyweight in cost-cutting mode. The company reported Thursday intentions to separate FedEx Freight, creating two publicly traded companies in about 18 months. Meanwhile, FedEx announced Q2 EPS jumped 1.5% to $4.05 while sales totaled $22 billion, declining around 1% compared to a year ago. FedEx Shares Jump on Plan to Spin Off Freight Trucking Division FedEx has decided to spin off its freight trucking division, moving to streamline its structure and unlock value that some shareholders argue has been lost inside the delivery giant. FedEx Freight is the largest less-than-truckload operator in the country, with more than 30,000 vehicles and 350 facilities in North America that move cargo for retailers, manufacturers and other shippers. FedEx said its board had decided to spin off the business as a separate public company with a goal of completing the separation within 18 months. New Technology is Taking Package Tracking Past Scanning Package carriers are starting to tag some shipments with devices that emit signals tracking the exact whereabouts of parcels in transit, similar to how smartphones cast a signal marking their location. US Dividend Stocks To Consider In December 2024 As the Nasdaq Composite reaches a new record high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average experiences its eighth consecutive day of decline, investors are closely watching for the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates. In this fluctuating market environment, dividend stocks can offer stability and potential income, making them an attractive option for those seeking to navigate current economic conditions. The Week CEOs Bent the Knee to Trump Companies abandoned Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Now, they are rushing to curry favor with the president-elect as he prepares to return to the White House. eBay, Centene and Oscar Health, UPS: Top Analyst Calls Online marketplace and e-commerce platform eBay (EBAY) was downgraded to Underperform from Hold by Jefferies analysts. The Jefferies team also cut Centene's (CNC) stock rating from Hold to Underperform, while initiating coverage on Oscar Health (OSCR) with an Underperform rating and price target of $12 per share. BMO Capital Markets upgraded courier and logistics operator United Parcel Service (UPS) to Outperform. Editor's Note: At 0:41, Yahoo Finance incorrectly stated UPS was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets when it was, in fact, an upgrade to Outperform. We apologize for the error. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. How Trump's policies could lead to a resurgence of industrial stocks: Top picks for 2025 The industrial sector is gaining confidence heading into 2025 after months of contraction, according to top business leaders and industry analysts. Commercial fleet electrification powers on: InCharge Energy COO With President-elect Donald Trump considering eliminating the EV tax credit for individuals, InCharge Energy COO and co-founder Terry O'Day joins Catalysts Co-Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills to discuss the impact on commercial fleet electrification efforts. "For a lot of these companies, particularly the manufacturers, this is a story about global competitiveness for them. The Asian market [and] the European market [are] both well ahead of [the US] in electrifying, and they have products and investments that are still coming to fruition," O'Day says. InCharge Energy, which partners with BYD (BYDDY), Ford (F), General Motors (GM), Honda (HMC), and FedEx (FDX), is seeing companies' efforts to electrify their fleets persist despite the incoming Trump administration. The COO notes, "We need to keep our automakers competitive. We need to continue to focus on the investments that are going to put them into technologies that allow them to compete globally. So they're telling us, yes, they intend to continue most of those investments." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.