Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC Sells 107 Shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 3.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,913 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 107 shares during the period. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $688,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Highline Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 103.5% during the first quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 116 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter valued at $32,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 50.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $231.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.13.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.0%

Union Pacific stock opened at $231.09 on Thursday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $258.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $138.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $227.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $231.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.76% and a return on equity of 40.80%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.69 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. This is a positive change from Union Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.39%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.29%.

Union Pacific Profile

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The company offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, ethanol producers, renewable biofuel producers, and other agricultural users; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers.