Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Bought by Intellectus Partners LLC

Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,161 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after buying an additional 154 shares during the period. Intellectus Partners LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Stonebrook Private Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $1,658,000. Consolidated Planning Corp raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp now owns 20,099 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $4,937,000 after purchasing an additional 867 shares in the last quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 20.7% in the 4th quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 35,850 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $8,805,000 after buying an additional 6,150 shares during the last quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,371 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 56,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,170,500. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $252.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $198.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $280.00 price objective (up from $275.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $258.78.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE UNP traded down $0.76 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $242.79. 2,255,458 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,120,671. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $190.45 and a 52-week high of $258.66. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $244.27 and a 200-day moving average price of $235.15. The company has a market capitalization of $148.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.19. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.52% and a return on equity of 44.34%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.97 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.67 earnings per share. Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.62%.

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.