Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Trust Co of Kansas

Trust Co of Kansas lowered its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 66.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,536 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 3,028 shares during the quarter. Trust Co of Kansas’ holdings in Union Pacific were worth $350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Seven Eight Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the second quarter worth $1,139,000. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 41.9% in the second quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 44,869 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $10,152,000 after purchasing an additional 13,244 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 28,408 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $6,427,000 after buying an additional 444 shares during the period. Clifford Group LLC raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Clifford Group LLC now owns 3,360 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 17,008 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,848,000 after acquiring an additional 1,443 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Price Performance

UNP opened at $233.99 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.49, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $233.98 and a 200-day moving average of $238.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. Union Pacific Co. has a 12-month low of $218.55 and a 12-month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is presently 49.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI lowered shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $262.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.35.

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.