Little House Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Little House Capital LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,323 shares of the railroad operator's stock, valued at approximately $1,021,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $1,927,377,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,035,905,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 27,502.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,491,151 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $588,510,000 after acquiring an additional 2,482,126 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,430,581 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $3,282,305,000 after acquiring an additional 1,616,895 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in Union Pacific by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,395,364 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $2,370,559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,298,178 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Susquehanna upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "positive" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $245.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Stephens decreased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $263.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, sixteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $258.39.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.9%

UNP traded up $1.97 during trading on Friday, hitting $231.36. 7,430,636 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,710,642. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1 year low of $204.66 and a 1 year high of $258.07. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $222.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.70. The firm has a market cap of $138.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last announced 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). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.69 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.