Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Logan Capital Management Inc.

Logan Capital Management Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 11.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,526 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 3,041 shares during the quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $5,137,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Czech National Bank grew its stake in Union Pacific by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 131,449 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $29,976,000 after purchasing an additional 7,349 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 147.5% during the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 3,987 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $909,000 after buying an additional 2,376 shares during the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 14,209 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $3,240,000 after buying an additional 2,082 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooper Financial Group lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 2,583 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $589,000 after buying an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on UNP shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $230.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $295.00 target price for the company. Benchmark upped their target price on Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $257.50.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

NYSE UNP traded up $0.50 on Friday, hitting $231.35. 2,006,785 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,642,063. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $224.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $233.67. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The firm has a market cap of $138.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 firm 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 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The business's revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors 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 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio is currently 48.29%.

Union Pacific 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.