Indivisible Partners Purchases Shares of 2,501 Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Indivisible Partners bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 2,501 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $579,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 40.4% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,312 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,606 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $4,741,000 after buying an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,733 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $859,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,091 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,401,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,528,426 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $351,660,000 after buying an additional 105,664 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Eric J. Gehringer sold 1,999 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.93, for a total transaction of $469,625.07. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Kenyatta G. Rocker sold 27,387 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.76, for a total value of $7,442,691.12. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 61,102 shares in the company, valued at $16,605,079.52. This trade represents a 30.95% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 31,386 shares of company stock valued at $8,461,716. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial set a $310.00 price objective on Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 target price (up from $285.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $267.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Benchmark increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Union Pacific from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $279.55.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of UNP stock opened at $268.46 on Thursday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1 year low of $210.84 and a 1 year high of $274.79. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $252.23 and its 200-day moving average is $240.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.11, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.99.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.86 by $0.07. Union Pacific had a net margin of 29.20% and a return on equity of 39.58%. The firm had revenue of $6.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.70 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was up 3.2% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that Union Pacific Corporation will post 12.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is one of the largest freight railroad companies in the United States. Its principal operating subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad, has roots that trace back to the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 and the construction of the first transcontinental rail link completed in 1869. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and operates as a holding company for rail transportation and related services.

Union Pacific’s core business is the movement of freight by rail across an extensive rail network serving the western two‑thirds of the United States.