Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Bought by Brooklyn Investment Group

Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,727 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Seven Eight Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter worth $1,139,000. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 44,869 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $10,152,000 after buying an additional 13,244 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 28,408 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $6,427,000 after buying an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. Clifford Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Clifford Group LLC now owns 3,360 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 17,008 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,848,000 after buying an additional 1,443 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $262.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.35.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of UNP stock opened at $233.99 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $218.55 and a one year high of $258.66. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.49, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued 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 the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.51 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.29%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.