Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Mutual Advisors LLC

Mutual Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 37.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,178 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 4,794 shares during the quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Highline Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 103.5% in the 1st quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 116 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. EnRich Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at $60,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 223.2% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 307 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP traded up $1.66 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $237.01. The company had a trading volume of 1,259,352 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,717,619. 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 twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $258.07. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $230.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 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). 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.69 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on UNP. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Baird R W raised shares of Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Susquehanna raised shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "positive" rating and increased their target price for the company from $245.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $255.13.

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.