Roundview Capital LLC Has $6.14 Million Stake in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Roundview Capital LLC trimmed its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 1.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,702 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 428 shares during the period. Roundview Capital LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $6,144,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the first quarter worth $988,822,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 29.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,699,109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $873,878,000 after buying an additional 850,025 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 61,054.6% during the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 625,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $147,650,000 after buying an additional 623,978 shares during the last quarter. Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD. acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the first quarter worth $115,096,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 10.8% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 4,626,200 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,092,893,000 after buying an additional 452,788 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on UNP. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $277.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $214.00 to $227.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $272.00 price objective (up from $257.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Thursday, September 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $260.54.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $237.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $223.83 and a 200-day moving average of $224.46. The stock has a market cap of $140.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.62, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Corporation has a 52-week low of $204.66 and a 52-week high of $256.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.65.

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

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. This is a boost from Union Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.96%.

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.