Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) Shares Acquired by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. lifted its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 1.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,602 shares of the railroad operator's stock after acquiring an additional 1,865 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $27,546,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Kesler Norman & Wride LLC now owns 26,996 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $6,378,000 after acquiring an additional 795 shares during the last quarter. Croban purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter worth about $1,046,000. MJP Associates Inc. ADV increased its stake in Union Pacific by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 2,025 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $478,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 397,567 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $93,921,000 after buying an additional 12,290 shares during the period. Finally, DMC Group LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 12.0% in the 1st quarter. DMC Group LLC now owns 1,146 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on UNP. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Baird R W raised shares of Union Pacific to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Susquehanna raised shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "positive" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $245.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Argus raised shares of Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $256.63.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

UNP stock traded down $1.99 during trading on Friday, reaching $235.01. The company had a trading volume of 3,211,722 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,739,891. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $225.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $231.10. The company has a market cap of $140.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.05. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $258.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its 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 analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.29%.

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.