HBW Advisory Services LLC Sells 350 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

HBW Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,225 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 350 shares during the quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $735,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of UNP. Sage Capital Advisors llc increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 16,195 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,693,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 179,925 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $44,348,000 after acquiring an additional 4,939 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 3,316 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $757,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 18.8% during the fourth quarter. Baker Tilly Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,205 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $959,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 2,856 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $651,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the topic of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James increased their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.80.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

NYSE:UNP opened at $225.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $136.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.67, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $234.64 and its 200 day moving average is $238.62. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $218.55 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66. 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 (NYSE:UNP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The firm had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.51 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.22%.

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.