Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Acquired by UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp

UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp increased its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,949 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $970,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, AJOVista LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $100,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on UNP. Stifel Nicolaus raised Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $248.00 to $267.00 in a report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Union Pacific in a report on Monday, April 8th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $250.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.61.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 56,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,170,500. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

UNP stock traded up $3.17 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $242.38. 1,570,201 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,293,583. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $242.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $236.57. The company has a market capitalization of $147.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $190.71 and a twelve month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.19. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.52% and a return on equity of 44.34%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.97 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.67 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.62%.

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.