Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 1,248 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 49.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,776 shares of the railroad operator's stock after purchasing an additional 1,248 shares during the quarter. Roberts Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. World Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 103.1% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,581 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $8,770,000 after buying an additional 18,060 shares during the period. Shellback Capital LP grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 28.2% in the 2nd quarter. Shellback Capital LP now owns 20,000 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $4,525,000 after buying an additional 4,400 shares during the period. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 3rd quarter worth about $834,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 179,925 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $44,348,000 after buying an additional 4,939 shares during the period. Finally, Maj Invest Holding A S grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Maj Invest Holding A S now owns 676,098 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $166,645,000 after buying an additional 2,202 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $259.35.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded down $0.96 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $235.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,755,403 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,524,437. The company has a 50-day moving average of $233.63 and a 200-day moving average of $239.18. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.66. 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 firm has a market cap of $142.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.06.

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 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 business 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 company earned $2.51 EPS. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific's payout ratio is 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.