Focus Partners Wealth Buys 11,012 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 9.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 131,503 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,012 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $29,988,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Full Sail Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Full Sail Capital LLC now owns 1,793 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Elefante Mark B bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter worth approximately $388,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC now owns 10,661 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $2,431,000 after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the period. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,907,000. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc raised its stake in Union Pacific by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 800,867 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $182,630,000 after acquiring an additional 4,487 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on UNP. Stephens decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.86.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.3%

UNP stock opened at $216.20 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $225.66 and a 200 day moving average price of $233.76. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $129.17 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.48%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.29%.

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.