Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Bought by Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC

Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 3.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,724 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $390,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of UNP. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Richardson Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Union Pacific by 211.4% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Cultivar Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently issued reports on UNP shares. Barclays cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 26th. StockNews.com cut Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $281.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $290.00 to $273.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, Loop Capital cut shares of Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $276.00 to $238.00 in a research note on Monday, June 17th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.79.

Insider Transactions at Union Pacific

In related news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total value of $875,887.68. Following the transaction, the president now owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at $16,014,787.55. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE:UNP traded up $2.53 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $246.85. 2,449,222 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,001,557. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $199.33 and a 52-week high of $258.66. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $234.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.92. The firm has a market cap of $150.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.55, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.71 by $0.03. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.57 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.11 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. This is a positive change from Union Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 30th. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 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.