Country Club Bank Sells 8,235 Shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Country Club Bank lowered its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 27.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,720 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 8,235 shares during the quarter. Country Club Bank's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $5,042,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,927,377,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 27,502.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,491,151 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $588,510,000 after purchasing an additional 2,482,126 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,430,581 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $3,282,305,000 after purchasing an additional 1,616,895 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,395,364 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $2,370,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298,178 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 35.2% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 4,968,658 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,133,053,000 after purchasing an additional 1,294,643 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on UNP. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $244.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $263.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.63.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.8%

Union Pacific stock traded down $1.99 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $235.01. The stock had a trading volume of 3,211,722 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,739,891. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $225.77 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $231.10. Union Pacific Corporation has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a market cap of $140.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.05.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.76% and a return on equity of 40.80%. The company's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.69 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate 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 was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. 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.