Livelsberger Financial Advisory Acquires New Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 185 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $43,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 344,840 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $78,636,000 after purchasing an additional 21,700 shares during the period. Tema Etfs LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,690,000. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 512.0% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. now owns 39,281 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $9,858,000 after purchasing an additional 32,863 shares during the period. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. TrinityPoint Wealth LLC now owns 5,262 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 41.8% in the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 60,352 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $13,763,000 after buying an additional 17,796 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UNP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $257.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Union Pacific has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.21.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of UNP stock opened at $214.73 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $224.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The firm has a market cap of $127.34 billion, a PE ratio of 18.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.03. Union Pacific Corporation has a 12 month low of $204.66 and a 12 month high of $256.84.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.09 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.43% and a return on equity of 41.73%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.74 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. 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 yield of 2.6%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.96%.

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.