UPS - Is UPS the Best Dividend Stock?
2024-05-19 12:18:00 ET
UPS ' (NYSE: UPS) current forward dividend yield of around 4.4% is highly attractive for income-seeking investors, but is the payout sustainable? The company's earnings have disappointed recently, and the dividend cover looks pretty thin in 2024. Is UPS a stock for dividend hunters to buy? Here's what you need to know before buying the stock.
The company's trailing-12-month dividend cost it about $5.4 billion, and as you can see below, following a disappointing 2023, its free cash flow (FCF) per share didn't cover its dividend last year. Clearly, that's not a sustainable situation, and investors should buy UPS stock more for where the company is going than where it just came from.
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Is UPS the Best Dividend Stock?