Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA Grows Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,807 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after buying an additional 1,558 shares during the period. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $14,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of UNP. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 49.3% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 179,962 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $40,653,000 after buying an additional 59,418 shares during the last quarter. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc bought a new position in Union Pacific in the second quarter valued at about $289,000. Ascent Group LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 4.0% in the second quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 14,485 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,277,000 after acquiring an additional 559 shares during the period. Aviso Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 17.1% in the second quarter. Aviso Wealth Management now owns 1,499 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the period. Finally, Copperwynd Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 8.8% in the second quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 3,388 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $836,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their target price on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. 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. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $277.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $263.30.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $251.97 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.63. The firm has a market cap of $152.76 billion, a PE ratio of 23.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $218.55 and a twelve month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.76 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were given a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.22%.

Union Pacific 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.