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A Look At United Parcel Service Inc’s (NYSE:UPS) Exceptional Fundamentals

I’ve been keeping an eye on United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) because I’m attracted to its fundamentals. Looking at the company as a whole, as a potential stock investment, I believe UPS has a lot to offer. Basically, it is a notable dividend payer with a a great history of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on United Parcel Service here.

Established dividend payer with proven track record

UPS delivered a bottom-line expansion of 45% in the prior year, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 220%, which is what investors like to see!

NYSE:UPS Income Statement Export October 8th 18
NYSE:UPS Income Statement Export October 8th 18

Income investors would also be happy to know that UPS is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 3.1%. UPS has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NYSE:UPS Historical Dividend Yield October 8th 18
NYSE:UPS Historical Dividend Yield October 8th 18

Next Steps:

For United Parcel Service, there are three pertinent factors you should further research:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for UPS’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for UPS’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Are UPS’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of UPS? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.