United Parcel Service (UPS) Earnings Preview For Quarterly Earnings Release Date
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation, logistics, and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: U.S. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
52 Week High: $77.00
52 Week Low: $60.74
Book Value: $8.07
Float Short:   1.88%
Analysts are expecting an improvement of $0.20 in earnings per share compared to last quarter's results of $1.06. The reporting quarter's estimated mean earnings are $1.26 per share . Analyst estimates range between $1.16 and $1.31 per share.
The current trailing twelve months P/E ratio is 18.4. The forward P/E ratio is 15.64.
Looking at the price movement over the last month, the stock has moved higher in price 2.05%, with a change from a year ago of 2.45%.
When comparing to the S&P 500, the year to date difference is -1.98%.
Revenue year-over-year has increased to $49.55 billion for 2010 vs. $45.30 billion for 2009. The bottom line has rising earnings year-over-year of $3.49 billion for 2010 vs. $2.15 billion for 2009.The company's earnings before interest and taxes are rising with an EBIT year-over-year of $5.87 billion for 2010 vs. $3.80 billion for 2009. Rising revenue along with rising earnings is a very good sign and what we want to see with our companies. Be sure to check the margins to make sure that the bottom line is keeping up with the top line.
Here is a look at the fiscal year revenue. 
Here is the last few quarters to get an idea how well they perform compared to estimates 
Reported earnings per share compared to the mean estimate. Differences are rounded.
The total short interest number of shares for UPS 
The number of days to cover short interest based on average daily trading volume for UPS 
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