Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Stock Holdings Reduced by Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC

Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNPFree Report) by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,080 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 650 shares during the period. Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $709,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the first quarter worth approximately $988,822,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 29.8% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,699,109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $873,878,000 after purchasing an additional 850,025 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 61,054.6% in the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 625,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $147,650,000 after purchasing an additional 623,978 shares in 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 raised 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 valued at $1,092,893,000 after buying an additional 452,788 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on UNP. Argus downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Loop Capital raised Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $214.00 to $227.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Barclays downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Union Pacific has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.54.

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Union Pacific Stock Up 0.2%

UNP stock opened at $237.33 on Tuesday. Union Pacific Corporation has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $256.84. 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 company has a market cap of $140.77 billion, a PE ratio of 20.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $223.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.46.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNPGet Free Report) 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. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.73% and a net margin of 28.43%.The company had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.74 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

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

Union Pacific Company Profile

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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.

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