Radnor Capital Management LLC Cuts Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Radnor Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,472 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 1,385 shares during the quarter. Radnor Capital Management LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,388,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Chesapeake Wealth Management grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 0.5% during the second quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 8,202 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,856,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Traveka Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 3.4% in the third quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Red Mountain Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC now owns 2,276 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $561,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,016 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $990,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,453 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $329,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.7 %

UNP traded up $1.62 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $231.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,892,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,387,871. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $218.55 and a twelve month high of $258.66. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $234.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $238.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market cap of $140.05 billion, a PE ratio of 21.21, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific's payout ratio is currently 49.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Union Pacific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Raymond James raised their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $259.80.

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.