2,359 Shares in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) Bought by Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc.

Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. bought a new stake in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,359 shares of the railroad operator's stock, valued at approximately $557,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in UNP. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 46.1% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,211 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $504,000 after acquiring an additional 698 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 120,185 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $28,472,000 after buying an additional 1,991 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $409,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $75,000. Finally, Royal London Asset Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 427,312 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $97,444,000 after buying an additional 7,061 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Union Pacific Price Performance

NYSE UNP traded down $2.59 on Friday, reaching $224.90. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,793,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,757,618. The firm has a market cap of $134.37 billion, a PE ratio of 20.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $227.52 and a 200 day moving average price of $231.15. Union Pacific Corporation has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $258.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 27.76% and a return on equity of 40.80%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.69 earnings per share. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. This is a positive change from Union Pacific's previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.29%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Baird R W raised Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Stephens lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America increased their price target on Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $263.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. 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.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.13.

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.