Dupont Capital Management Corp Has $11.34 Million Stock Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Dupont Capital Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 7.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,991 shares of the railroad operator's stock after purchasing an additional 3,267 shares during the period. Union Pacific makes up about 1.3% of Dupont Capital Management Corp's holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Dupont Capital Management Corp's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $11,337,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth about $20,683,000. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth about $201,000. Ieq Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 32,522 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $7,416,000 after purchasing an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC now owns 38,456 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $8,770,000 after purchasing an additional 1,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 89.5% during the 4th quarter. Nicholson Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 7,895 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 3,728 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNP has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group cut their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Union Pacific from $285.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Citigroup raised Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $257.74.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $222.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $132.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1 year low of $204.66 and a 1 year 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $221.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $230.94.

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). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.76% and a return on equity of 40.80%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.69 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's payout ratio is 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.

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