Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Bought by Ellenbecker Investment Group

Ellenbecker Investment Group raised its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 18.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,844 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 291 shares during the quarter. Ellenbecker Investment Group’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $453,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in UNP. BluePath Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the third quarter worth $25,000. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $44,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 48.6% during the third quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 309 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, Legacy Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the third quarter valued at $83,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UNP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Union Pacific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $228.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $237.00 to $243.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $255.00.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded up $1.82 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $236.29. The company had a trading volume of 1,980,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,306,394. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $245.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $234.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $144.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.42, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $190.37 and a one year high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.56 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.45% and a return on equity of 46.87%. The business had revenue of $6.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.20%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.71%.

Insider Activity

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

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.