Crewe Advisors LLC Sells 121 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Crewe Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 12.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 834 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 121 shares during the quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Private Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 1,024 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 47,833 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $10,901,000 after purchasing an additional 8,692 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 4,053 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $924,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 8,973 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $2,226,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lion Street Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 46.8% during the 4th quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 6,102 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,391,000 after acquiring an additional 1,944 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on UNP. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Raymond James reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $285.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, January 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $253.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.40.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.3 %

Union Pacific stock opened at $244.27 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $235.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $240.12. The company has a market cap of $148.09 billion, a PE ratio of 22.03, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $218.55 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.76 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.71 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 12.03 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 48.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Union Pacific

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $1,875,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 64,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,240,000. This trade represents a 10.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Craig V. Richardson sold 6,495 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total value of $1,636,740.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 26,319 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,632,388. This represents a 19.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

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.