United Parcel Service's Earnings Declined in Q3. Is the Dividend Still Safe?
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The company's adjusted per-share profit was $1.69 last quarter, only slightly higher than the rate of its quarterly dividend.
Directly affected
- UPS United Parcel Service+14.3% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-0.3% 30d
Industrial Select Sector SPDR holds the industrials sector that United Parcel Service belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line-6.7% 30d
Old Dominion Freight Line is a large industrials company like United Parcel Service; big names in a sector often move together.
- JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services-7.5% 17d
J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a large industrials company like United Parcel Service; big names in a sector often move together.
- KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings-8.1% 30d
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings is a large industrials company like United Parcel Service; big names in a sector often move together.
- SAIA Saia-3.2% 7d
Saia is a large industrials company like United Parcel Service; big names in a sector often move together.
- ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman)+1.3% 11d
ZTO Express (Cayman) is a peer of United Parcel Service in trucking and courier services (no air); rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | -7.43% | -2.45% | base | +1.33% | +0.81% | +5.37% | +2.56% |
| XLI | -0.27% | +0.65% | base | +1.38% | +2.35% | +1.21% | -2.81% |
| ODFL | +5.73% | +0.30% | base | +2.10% | +2.98% | +3.98% | -1.20% |
| JBHT | +1.57% | +0.92% | base | +1.29% | +1.69% | +2.77% | -0.94% |
| KNX | -0.49% | +0.23% | base | +1.60% | +3.47% | +2.72% | -2.04% |
| SAIA | -5.07% | -5.96% | base | +2.97% | +2.55% | +4.95% | -2.57% |
| ZTO | -0.89% | -1.79% | base | +0.97% | +0.37% | +2.13% | +3.17% |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
United Parcel Service's Earnings Declined in Q3. Is the Dividend Still Safe? Yahoo Finance
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JBHT | that day | +1.29% | final price |
| JBHT | the next day | +1.69% | final price |
| JBHT | two days later | +2.77% | final price |
| JBHT | three days later | -0.94% | final price |
| JBHT | three days earlier | +0.92% | final price |
| JBHT | five days earlier | +1.57% | final price |
| KNX | that day | +1.60% | final price |
| KNX | the next day | +3.47% | final price |
| KNX | two days later | +2.72% | final price |
| KNX | three days later | -2.04% | final price |
| KNX | three days earlier | +0.23% | final price |
| KNX | five days earlier | -0.49% | final price |
| ODFL | that day | +2.10% | final price |
| ODFL | the next day | +2.98% | final price |
| ODFL | two days later | +3.98% | final price |
| ODFL | three days later | -1.20% | final price |
| ODFL | three days earlier | +0.30% | final price |
| ODFL | five days earlier | +5.73% | final price |
| SAIA | that day | +2.97% | final price |
| SAIA | the next day | +2.55% | final price |
| SAIA | two days later | +4.95% | final price |
| SAIA | three days later | -2.57% | final price |
| SAIA | three days earlier | -5.96% | final price |
| SAIA | five days earlier | -5.07% | final price |
| UPS | that day | +1.33% | final price |
| UPS | the next day | +0.81% | final price |
| UPS | two days later | +5.37% | final price |
| UPS | three days later | +2.56% | final price |
| UPS | three days earlier | -2.45% | final price |
| UPS | five days earlier | -7.43% | final price |
| XLI | that day | +1.38% | final price |
| XLI | the next day | +2.35% | final price |
| XLI | two days later | +1.21% | final price |
| XLI | three days later | -2.81% | final price |
| XLI | three days earlier | +0.65% | final price |
| XLI | five days earlier | -0.27% | final price |
| ZTO | that day | +0.97% | final price |
| ZTO | the next day | +0.37% | final price |
| ZTO | two days later | +2.13% | final price |
| ZTO | three days later | +3.17% | final price |
| ZTO | three days earlier | -1.79% | final price |
| ZTO | five days earlier | -0.89% | final price |
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