OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 15.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,195 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 2,352 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $3,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 35,897 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $8,186,000 after buying an additional 5,035 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $504,000 after buying an additional 698 shares during the last quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 3,503 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $799,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 60.0% in the fourth quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 3,607 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $823,000 after buying an additional 1,352 shares during the last quarter. Finally, E Fund Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. E Fund Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,470 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $335,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Barclays reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $285.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Bank of America upped their price target on Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $230.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Baird R W raised Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $255.13.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded up $1.34 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $236.69. The company had a trading volume of 834,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,715,735. 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 stock has a market cap of $141.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.05. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $224.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $230.95.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The company's revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.69 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th were given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. Union Pacific's payout ratio is 48.29%.

About Union Pacific

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.