Bokf Na Sells 1,862 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

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

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. BROOKFIELD Corp ON acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at $146,202,000. Blue Capital Inc. bought a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $392,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,175,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $273,361,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $265,000. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on UNP shares. Raymond James restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price 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. Barclays dropped their price target 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. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $257.86.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.3 %

UNP traded down $0.64 during trading on Friday, reaching $216.20. 2,172,909 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,612,947. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.17 billion, a PE ratio of 19.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. 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 stock's 50-day moving average is $225.66 and its 200 day moving average is $233.73. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $204.66 and a 12 month high of $258.07.

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

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. 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 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.