Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Purchased by Trust Point Inc.

Trust Point Inc. raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 17.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,104 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 908 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Childress Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Childress Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,243 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $512,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Fourpath Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC now owns 47,282 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $10,782,000 after acquiring an additional 183 shares during the period. Optas LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Optas LLC now owns 9,956 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $2,270,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 799,770 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $182,380,000 after acquiring an additional 63,524 shares during the period. Finally, Muirfield Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $250,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Union Pacific

In related news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 7,500 shares of Union Pacific stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $1,875,000.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 64,960 shares in the company, valued at $16,240,000. This trade represents a 10.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Craig V. Richardson sold 6,495 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total transaction of $1,636,740.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 26,319 shares in the company, valued at $6,632,388. This trade represents a 19.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on UNP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $253.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.40.

Union Pacific Trading Down 1.9 %

Union Pacific stock opened at $243.16 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $235.41 and its 200-day moving average is $240.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $218.55 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The company has a market cap of $147.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.93, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.76 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.71 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 12.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.20%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.33%.

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.