1,274 Shares in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Acquired by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,274 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $313,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 15.3% during the third quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 225,421 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $46,144,000 after acquiring an additional 29,888 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 10.0% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 75,281 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $15,329,000 after acquiring an additional 6,815 shares during the last quarter. Prudential PLC increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 49.7% during the third quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 34,508 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $7,027,000 after acquiring an additional 11,463 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the third quarter valued at approximately $17,717,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the third quarter valued at approximately $20,823,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Union Pacific from $237.00 to $243.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Union Pacific from $198.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $280.00 target price (up from $275.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Union Pacific in a report on Friday, June 7th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $270.00 price target for the company. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.75.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of UNP remained flat at $222.10 during trading hours on Monday. The stock had a trading volume of 994,030 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,279,879. The firm has a market cap of $135.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50-day moving average is $235.37 and its 200 day moving average is $240.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $199.06 and a 1 year high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.19. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 44.34% and a net margin of 26.52%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.97 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.67 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 31st will be issued a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.