Bison Wealth LLC Has $224,000 Stock Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Bison Wealth LLC lowered its position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 72.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 984 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 2,591 shares during the quarter. Bison Wealth LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $224,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 2.0 %

Union Pacific stock traded up $4.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $218.34. 2,926,803 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,592,748. The stock has a market capitalization of $130.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $204.66 and a 12 month high of $258.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $228.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $234.60.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.69 EPS. The business's revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.29%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UNP has been the subject of several research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Barclays cut their price objective 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. 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. Citigroup raised Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $230.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $257.86.

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.