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A fat dividend yield can signal a stock worth buying or a company quietly falling apart, and telling the difference requires looking past the payout itself at the cash flow, debt load, and share price collapse hiding behind the number.

Diesel prices keep getting gnarlier. As geopolitical violence chokes Russian refineries, the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, the upshot is soaring fuel costs that "hit everyone" — not just drivers of supersized pickups, says Golf Oil's Tom Kloza. Diesel prices on Friday averaged $6.45 a gallon across the U.S., according to AAA, and $8.39 in California — the...

A biopharma giant, a chip maker, a delivery network, a trash hauler, and an oncology powerhouse walk into the same portfolio for one reason, and it has nothing to do with chasing the highest yield.

Gordon Brothers Inc. — which operates Christmas Central, Christmas.com and more — filed for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection just ahead of peak season.

UPS and FedEx both pay dividends, but the case for owning each one points in completely opposite directions depending on what a retiree actually needs from a portfolio.

United Parcel Service has seen its share price fall over the past several years even as investors continue to focus on what its delivery network can earn in cash. That raises a straightforward question for you as a shareholder or potential buyer: is the current US$98.77 price properly grounded in the cash flows the business is expected to generate? Over the past 5 years the stock has declined 32.5%, which puts the spotlight firmly on whether the cash it produces can justify holding through a...

From Amazon to Walmart, companies are handling tariff refunds differently. Here's what it could mean for your wallet.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.29%, and September E-mini...

The latest trading day saw United Parcel Service (UPS) settling at $102.46, representing a +2.17% change from its previous close.

UPS carries a yield above 6%, but the math behind that number tells a very different story than a healthy payout raise. Before adding it to an income portfolio, understand what actually pushed the yield this high.

Sometimes, the tough choice in the short run is the smart one in the long run.

XPO, Saia, Knight-Swift, and Paccar could benefit as tightening trucking capacity and improving freight rates outweigh the hit from soaring diesel prices.

It’s two years until the contract between United Parcel Service and its 330,000 unionized drivers and warehouse workers is due for renewal, normally a time when labor-employer relationships are less contentious. The Teamsters union is ready for war. In a series of self-produced Teamsters podcasts starting in mid-July, President Sean O’Brien put UPS (NYSE: UPS) […] The post Teamsters president throws down gauntlet to UPS: Strike coming in 2028 appeared first on FreightWaves.

UPS (UPS) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

Plenty of people aren’t dreaming about becoming millionaires. They just want a comfortable home, enough money to save for retirement and the freedom to handle an unexpected bill without panicking. But is there a career that can reliably get an...

The company estimates it will deliver over 86% of its own packages next year, per Business Insider, but Amazon cautioned that internal forecasts are preliminary.

In the closing of the recent trading day, United Parcel Service (UPS) stood at $102.29, denoting a -1.17% move from the preceding trading day.

AIRT is benefiting from Rex and Crestone expansion and digital growth, but aircraft availability and weakness in some aviation businesses remain challenges.

Vertiv has quietly shed nearly a third of its value from its peak even as earnings beats pile up and estimates keep climbing higher. One analyst has a target so far above current prices it sounds almost absurd, but the operating data behind it is harder to dismiss than you might expect.

Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn as the industry has shed 2.9% over the past six months. This drop is a stark contrast from the S&P 500’s 12% gain.

United Parcel Service stock is coming off a difficult five year stretch, with the share price down about 33.5% over that period, yet several valuation checks now point to more pessimism in the price than in the current fundamentals. Both an intrinsic value estimate based on a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach and market multiple comparisons indicate the stock screens as undervalued at recent levels. Over the past five years the stock has declined about 33.5%, which puts current pricing...

Despite UPS outperforming the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously bullish on the stock’s outlook.

United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) announced a reshuffle of its executive leadership team, including the retirement of long time leader Kate Gutmann. Gutmann, credited with building UPS’s healthcare and international logistics operations, is stepping down from her role. The company is appointing new leaders to oversee major operating units and is adding a new Chief Global Commercial Strategy Officer role. UPS described the changes as part of its ongoing business transformation and refinement...

With its stable high yield, you can get paid to wait for this transportation giant's turnaround.

Blu, a friendly woman wearing a blue UPS polo, is one piece of a multiyear campaign that spans digital, TV, social and print channels.

Goldman Sachs builds its Conviction List by identifying stocks where analysts hold their highest confidence in outperformance, and this month's screen turned up five dividend payers with yields that income investors rarely find attached to names this established.

Let’s dig into the relative performance of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q2 air freight and logistics earnings season.

The carrier said it is standardizing key network processes to better serve shippers, with a company veteran leading the charge.

UPS said it is reorganizing how it operates under a new set of global standards that emphasizes its cross-border logistics capabilities rather than its domestic parcel business. The post UPS reorganization prioritizes global logistics over parcel delivery appeared first on FreightWaves.

The company shook up its executive roles as part of the new model, naming the head of its U.S. business to lead its global operations, among other appointments.