Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $14.39 Million Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 51.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,119 shares of the railroad operator's stock after acquiring an additional 21,403 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $14,394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wynn Capital LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 7.2% during the fourth quarter. Wynn Capital LLC now owns 966 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,306 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at about $588,000. R.H. Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,813,000. Finally, Community Trust & Investment Co. raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 16,250 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $3,706,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on UNP shares. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.86.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $228.14 on Thursday. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $233.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market cap of $136.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.57, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.11 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. 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.

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