Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Bison Wealth LLC

Bison Wealth LLC reduced its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 72.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 984 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 2,591 shares during the quarter. Bison Wealth LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $224,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Voleon Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth about $11,668,000. Utah Retirement Systems grew its stake in Union Pacific by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Utah Retirement Systems now owns 101,273 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $23,094,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Evergreen Wealth Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Evergreen Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,997 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $456,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2,276.9% in the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 397,826 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $90,720,000 after acquiring an additional 381,089 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 185,886 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $42,389,000 after acquiring an additional 13,410 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on UNP shares. Loop Capital lowered Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $265.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $295.00 price objective for the company. 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 research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Stephens lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. One 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.86.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.8 %

UNP stock opened at $213.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $127.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.30, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $258.07. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $229.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $234.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

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 the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.50%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.29%.

About Union Pacific

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.