Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC

Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC trimmed its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 85.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 259 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 1,542 shares during the period. Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $59,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 272.3% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,678,108 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $379,689,000 after purchasing an additional 1,227,318 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 19,878.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 896,040 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $220,856,000 after buying an additional 891,555 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 7,322,450 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,795,993,000 after buying an additional 625,492 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its stake in Union Pacific by 2,025.4% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 546,236 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $134,636,000 after buying an additional 520,536 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 170.9% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 736,246 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $181,470,000 after acquiring an additional 464,477 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on UNP shares. Evercore ISI cut Union Pacific from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $259.35.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSE:UNP traded down $0.90 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $233.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,643,704 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,141,562. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company has a market capitalization of $141.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $233.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.95. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.51 EPS. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific's payout ratio 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.