Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Stock Position Lowered by Bokf Na

BOKF NA lessened its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 90,235 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 1,862 shares during the quarter. BOKF NA's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $20,322,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Compass Financial Services Inc acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNP has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. 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. Citigroup upgraded Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.86.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of Union Pacific stock traded down $0.64 during trading on Friday, hitting $216.20. The stock had a trading volume of 2,172,909 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,607,691. The business has a fifty day moving average of $226.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $233.96. The firm has a market cap of $129.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.50, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.69 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given 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 2.48%. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.