Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. Sells 1,457 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 25.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 4,333 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 1,457 shares during the quarter. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,064,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of UNP. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Power Corp of Canada acquired a new position in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Tyler Stone Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter worth about $33,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Union Pacific

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the business’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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,170,500. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on UNP shares. 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. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Union Pacific from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 26th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Union Pacific from $245.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. UBS Group raised their target price on Union Pacific from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $253.48.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE UNP traded down $1.66 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $232.74. The stock had a trading volume of 1,164,365 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,305,240. The stock has a market cap of $141.99 billion, a PE ratio of 22.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $190.37 and a 1 year high of $258.66. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $247.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $233.18.

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

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.23%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.71%.

Union Pacific 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.