Teza Capital Management LLC Trims Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Teza Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 90.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,510 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 43,900 shares during the quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,028,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 3,678 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $839,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 23,475 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $5,353,000 after purchasing an additional 6,470 shares during the last quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. grew its position in Union Pacific by 23.4% during the 4th quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 6,911 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,576,000 after purchasing an additional 1,309 shares during the last quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,597 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $820,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smith Salley Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Smith Salley Wealth Management now owns 74,045 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $16,885,000 after acquiring an additional 544 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Stephens lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Benchmark increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $257.50.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of UNP stock opened at $231.35 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $138.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $204.66 and a one year high of $258.07. The company's fifty day moving average price is $224.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

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 firm had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific's payout ratio is 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.

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