Testing UPS As A Long-Term Dividend Play

[cheryl]

Testing UPS As A Long-Term Dividend Play - Seeking Alpha

Summary

• A 3% dividend yield makes you wonder if anything is wrong.
  
  
• The fundamentals are solid, so there’s an indication of stability and potential growth.
  
  
• What other metrics tell us if this is a strong dividend play?

United Parcel Service’s (UPS) near-3% dividend yield makes one wonder if something is going downhill for one of the world’s largest package delivery companies. Revenue growth has been steady for the last ten years, the balance sheet look as healthy as it can be for a company that’s operating in an extremely competitive and highly capital-intensive industry and there are several catalysts for future revenue growth as well. So, what’s the potential for dividend growth?

 

[olroadbeech]

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