Running Oak Capital LLC Cuts Stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Running Oak Capital LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 32,221 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 816 shares during the period. Running Oak Capital LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $7,348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $479,000. Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 19,377 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $4,419,000 after acquiring an additional 2,122 shares during the last quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc now owns 46,892 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $10,693,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221 shares in the last quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Grimes & Company Inc. grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 7,385 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on UNP shares. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $254.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $262.57.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.4 %

UNP stock opened at $248.94 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $150.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.63. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.66. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $234.05 and its 200 day moving average is $239.40.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.76 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.15%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.22%.

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.