Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Purchased by Northside Capital Management LLC

Northside Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 40.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,732 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the quarter. Northside Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. One Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter worth $208,000. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,637 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,952 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,836,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.6% in the second quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 88,347 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $19,989,000 after purchasing an additional 3,084 shares during the period. Finally, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co increased its position in Union Pacific by 12.8% during the second quarter. Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co now owns 29,550 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $6,686,000 after purchasing an additional 3,345 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.7 %

UNP opened at $231.00 on Thursday. 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 has a market cap of $140.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.21, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $234.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $238.87.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.51 earnings per share. As a group, equities research 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 given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on UNP. BMO Capital Markets dropped 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 note on Friday, September 20th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Union Pacific from $262.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James upped their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $266.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.35.

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.