Donaldson Capital Management LLC Sells 3,468 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Donaldson Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203,890 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 3,468 shares during the quarter. Union Pacific makes up about 2.2% of Donaldson Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. Donaldson Capital Management LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $50,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 39.3% during the third quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 1,407 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $287,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 46.9% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 87,905 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $21,596,000 after acquiring an additional 28,052 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 48.3% during the fourth quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 18,512 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $4,547,000 after acquiring an additional 6,031 shares during the period. Advisor Resource Council bought a new stake in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth $606,000. Finally, Factory Mutual Insurance Co. lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. now owns 184,700 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $45,366,000 after acquiring an additional 19,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of Union Pacific stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 56,682 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,170,500. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company's stock.

Union Pacific Price Performance

NYSE:UNP traded down $0.46 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $233.94. 2,297,639 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,321,577. The firm has a market cap of $142.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a 52 week low of $190.37 and a 52 week high of $258.66. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $246.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $233.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 46.87% and a net margin of 26.45%. The firm had revenue of $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.67 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on UNP. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Union Pacific from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $280.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Union Pacific in a research report on Monday, April 8th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $250.00 target price for the company. StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Union Pacific from $231.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $253.48.

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.