United Parcel Service Earnings Preview

United Parcel Service UPS will be releasing its next round of earnings this Thursday, July 30. For all of the relevant information, here is your guide for Thursday's Q2 earnings announcement.

Earnings and Revenue

Analysts predict United Parcel Service will report earnings of $1.08 per share on revenue of $17.40 billion. In the same quarter last year, United Parcel Service reported EPS of $1.960 on revenue of $18.05 billion. The analyst consensus estimate would represent a 44.9% decline in the company's EPS figure. Sales would be down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. Here's how the company's reported EPS has compared to analyst estimates in the past:

Stock Performance

Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 3.98%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders can relax going into this earnings release. Long-term shareholders are already enjoying 12-month gains prior to the announcement.

Don't be surprised to see the stock move on comments made during its conference call. United Parcel Service is scheduled to hold the call at 08:30:00 ET and can be accessed here: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/szcmyd5p