Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Grows Position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 5.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 252,811 shares of the railroad operator's stock after purchasing an additional 12,652 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $59,724,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Scharf Investments LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 4.9% during the first quarter. Scharf Investments LLC now owns 563,255 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $133,063,000 after purchasing an additional 26,142 shares during the last quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 39,342 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $9,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,037 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,492 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $6,731,000 after acquiring an additional 769 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 579 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Union Pacific stock traded up $2.03 on Tuesday, reaching $227.91. The stock had a trading volume of 2,777,090 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,691,931. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $221.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1 year low of $204.66 and a 1 year high of $258.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $136.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.05.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's payout ratio is currently 48.29%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on UNP. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 target price for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective 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. Argus upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $295.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $258.39.

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.