Curat Global LLC Purchases Shares of 1,215 Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Curat Global LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,215 shares of the railroad operator's stock, valued at approximately $287,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allred Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Allred Capital Management LLC now owns 8,349 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,904,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 2,823 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $644,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,309 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 3,458 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $789,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UNP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their price target for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $295.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Argus raised Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $257.74.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE UNP traded up $2.74 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $223.39. The stock had a trading volume of 2,953,392 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,678,020. The firm has a market cap of $133.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Co. 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 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company's 50 day moving average price is $220.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $232.23.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released 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). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. The firm's revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.