Wealth Alliance Purchases 112 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Wealth Alliance boosted its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,925 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after buying an additional 112 shares during the quarter. Wealth Alliance’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific in the third quarter worth $25,000. Power Corp of Canada bought a new position in Union Pacific in the first quarter worth $40,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Tyler Stone Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of Union Pacific stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $937,500.00. Following the transaction, the president now directly owns 56,682 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,170,500. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $231.29 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.11, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $246.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $233.58. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $190.37 and a 52-week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $6.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.05 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 46.87% and a net margin of 26.45%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.67 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.25%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 49.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Susquehanna raised their price target on Union Pacific from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Union Pacific from $231.00 to $248.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Benchmark raised their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $266.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Union Pacific has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $253.48.

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.