Stolper Co Has $6.30 Million Stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Stolper Co increased its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,623 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the quarter. Union Pacific makes up 2.1% of Stolper Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Stolper Co’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $6,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the second quarter worth $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 265.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 128 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Union Pacific in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.7 %

UNP stock opened at $231.00 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $234.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $238.87. 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 fifty-two week low of $218.55 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $140.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UNP has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.80.

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.