DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Has $141.23 Million Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 4.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 614,512 shares of the railroad operator's stock after buying an additional 24,127 shares during the quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale owned 0.10% of Union Pacific worth $141,229,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Highline Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 103.5% in the 1st quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 116 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. EnRich Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter worth $60,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 223.2% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, April 25th. Argus raised Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.21.

Union Pacific Price Performance

NYSE:UNP traded up $0.38 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $236.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,432,791 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,729,925. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $225.31 and a 200-day moving average of $231.03. The company has a market capitalization of $141.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.69 EPS. Union Pacific's quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.26%. Union Pacific's dividend 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.