U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 1,356 Shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 38.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,851 shares of the railroad operator's stock after purchasing an additional 1,356 shares during the quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,146,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in UNP. Fiduciary Trust Co increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 102,213 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $23,309,000 after acquiring an additional 2,807 shares during the last quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $781,000. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 10.9% during the first quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $866,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 16.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 10,545 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $2,491,000 after buying an additional 1,520 shares during the period. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its stake in Union Pacific by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 968,061 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $228,695,000 after buying an additional 25,900 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on UNP. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, April 25th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $244.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective 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. Finally, Argus upgraded Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. One investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.21.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.2%

UNP opened at $236.92 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $225.31 and a 200-day moving average of $231.03. The company has a market capitalization of $141.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 27.76% and a return on equity of 40.80%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were issued a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis 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 presently 48.29%.

Union Pacific Company 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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