OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Buys 2,299 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp raised its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 815,142 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,299 shares during the quarter. Union Pacific makes up 1.6% of OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp owned about 0.13% of Union Pacific worth $185,885,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of UNP. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UNP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $257.86.

Union Pacific Trading Up 6.7%

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $230.91 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.82, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $258.07. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $225.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $233.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The business’s revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.69 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is 48.29%.

Union Pacific Company 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.