Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Purchased by Insight Wealth Strategies LLC

Insight Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 7.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 9,882 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 710 shares during the quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of UNP. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 103.1% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,581 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $8,770,000 after acquiring an additional 18,060 shares during the last quarter. Shellback Capital LP lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 28.2% in the 2nd quarter. Shellback Capital LP now owns 20,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $4,525,000 after purchasing an additional 4,400 shares during the last quarter. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $834,000. Maj Invest Holding A S grew its stake in Union Pacific by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Maj Invest Holding A S now owns 676,098 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $166,645,000 after buying an additional 2,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Radnor Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the third quarter worth $2,923,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $262.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $266.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.80.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.5 %

Union Pacific stock traded down $1.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $230.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 972,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,032,122. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.63. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $218.55 and a 52-week high of $258.66. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $234.90 and its 200 day moving average is $238.67. The company has a market cap of $139.63 billion, a PE ratio of 21.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.05.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.51 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.22%.

Union Pacific Company Profile

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.