Lido Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 88.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 82,459 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,708 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $18,804,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,962,650 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,587,763,000 after purchasing an additional 920,414 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 510.3% during the 4th quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 1,062 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the period. Mendel Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Mendel Capital Management LLC now owns 2,093 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $477,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 13.8% during the 4th quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 5,560 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,268,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares during the period. Finally, Wills Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Wills Financial Group Inc. now owns 25,167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $5,739,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on UNP shares. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Barclays lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $285.00 to $260.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $295.00 target price on the stock. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stephens decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.86.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $212.53 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.37 billion, a PE ratio of 19.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $230.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $235.43.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results 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 period last year, the business posted $2.69 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.52%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.29%.

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.