CHICAGO TRUST Co NA Sells 111 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

CHICAGO TRUST Co NA trimmed its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 0.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,098 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 111 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $3,331,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL grew its position in Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on UNP shares. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup upgraded Union Pacific from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $263.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Union Pacific in a report on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $295.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $257.74.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of UNP stock opened at $223.39 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $133.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Co. has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $258.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $220.25 and a 200 day moving average of $232.17. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.73 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.69 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is 48.29%.

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.