Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 1,803 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 85,311 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 1,803 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $20,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. EnRich Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Kentucky Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on UNP. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $285.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Citigroup raised Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $263.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $257.74.

Union Pacific Price Performance

NYSE UNP traded down $0.88 on Thursday, reaching $224.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,244,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,684,075. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $220.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $231.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market cap of $134.34 billion, a PE ratio of 20.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Co. has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $258.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.69 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. 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. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.38%. Union Pacific's payout ratio is 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.