Chatham Capital Group Inc. Purchases 100 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Chatham Capital Group Inc. increased its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 0.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,863 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Chatham Capital Group Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $3,747,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiduciary Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 102,213 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $23,309,000 after buying an additional 2,807 shares in the last quarter. Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $781,000. Pinnbrook Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,954,000. Miramar Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Miramar Capital LLC now owns 54,564 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $12,443,000 after purchasing an additional 1,648 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Portfolio Design Labs LLC lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Portfolio Design Labs LLC now owns 7,703 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,757,000 after purchasing an additional 1,273 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UNP has been the subject of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $263.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday. Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup raised Union Pacific from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on Union Pacific from $256.00 to $262.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.74.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.4%

UNP stock opened at $220.91 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $220.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $232.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.92, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.43%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.29%.

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.