Roble Belko & Company Inc Purchases 45 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Roble Belko & Company Inc raised its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 26.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 213 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Roble Belko & Company Inc’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $49,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ARS Wealth Advisors Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. ARS Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 4,430 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,010,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 7,191 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 1,178 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 193 shares during the period. Nabity Jensen Investment Management Inc lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Nabity Jensen Investment Management Inc now owns 2,919 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $666,000 after buying an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,328 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $2,583,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $231.00 on Thursday. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $218.55 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The company has a market capitalization of $140.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.21, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The company had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.22%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on UNP shares. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Evercore ISI downgraded Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Raymond James boosted their target price 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.80.

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.