Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. Lowers Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. lowered its position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,321 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 1,601 shares during the quarter. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $7,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allred Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Allred Capital Management LLC now owns 8,349 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,904,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 2,823 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $644,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Pflug Koory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 8,569 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,954,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,409 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $321,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mystic Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,309 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.3%

UNP stock traded down $0.69 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $222.18. 3,227,925 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,646,463. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $204.66 and a one year high of $258.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $132.75 billion, a PE ratio of 20.03, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $223.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $233.43.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.69 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's payout ratio is presently 48.29%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on UNP shares. Raymond James reissued a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, April 25th. Argus upgraded shares of Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Stephens reduced their price target 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. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.50.

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.