Flossbach Von Storch SE Lowers Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Flossbach Von Storch SE lowered its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 31.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 138,584 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 62,121 shares during the quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $32,739,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 4.1% in the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 614,512 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $141,229,000 after acquiring an additional 24,127 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 6.3% in the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,206 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 15,550 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $3,674,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Union Pacific by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 56,170 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $13,269,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 161.1% during the 1st quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 118,449 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $27,982,000 after purchasing an additional 73,086 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Susquehanna upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "positive" rating and increased their price target for the company from $245.00 to $260.00 in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Citigroup increased their target price on Union Pacific from $244.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $271.00 target price (up previously from $267.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Tuesday. 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 MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.21.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of UNP stock traded up $0.38 on Wednesday, hitting $236.92. 2,432,791 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,725,082. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.61. Union Pacific Corporation has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $258.07. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $224.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $230.99. The firm has a market cap of $141.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.34, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.05.

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

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date was 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.