Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. Invests $328,000 in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,440 shares of the railroad operator's stock, valued at approximately $328,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in Union Pacific by 11.4% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,147 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $946,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the 4th quarter worth $20,683,000. KBC Group NV boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 64,294 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $14,661,000 after acquiring an additional 3,906 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,997 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $683,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 5,814 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,326,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Loop Capital lowered shares of Union Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $265.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. 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 report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $257.50.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP traded down $1.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $221.44. The company had a trading volume of 4,179,597 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,654,224. Union Pacific Co. has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $258.07. The stock has a market cap of $132.31 billion, a PE ratio of 19.97, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $221.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $232.74.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for 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 company's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.69 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's 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.