Flywheel Private Wealth LLC Buys New Shares in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Flywheel Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,093 shares of the railroad operator's stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 24,788,337 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $6,109,829,000 after purchasing an additional 217,780 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.4% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,813,686 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $3,146,451,000 after purchasing an additional 182,620 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 8,312,154 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,880,701,000 after purchasing an additional 106,996 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 9.3% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,322,450 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,795,993,000 after purchasing an additional 625,492 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 2.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,285,585 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,549,271,000 after purchasing an additional 143,896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded up $4.02 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $234.88. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,296,885 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,378,692. The stock has a market capitalization of $142.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.57, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $234.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.82. 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.51 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific's payout ratio is presently 49.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $266.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a report 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 on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $259.35.

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.