Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) EVP Craig V. Richardson Sells 6,495 Shares

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) EVP Craig V. Richardson sold 6,495 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total transaction of $1,636,740.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 26,319 shares in the company, valued at $6,632,388. The trade was a 19.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Union Pacific Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of UNP stock traded down $4.97 on Tuesday, hitting $249.45. The stock had a trading volume of 3,167,219 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,929,378. The company's 50 day moving average price is $234.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $239.81. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $218.55 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $151.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.63.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) 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 period last year, the firm earned $2.71 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.15%. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on UNP shares. Raymond James reaffirmed a "strong-buy" rating and set a $285.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective 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. StockNews.com lowered shares of Union Pacific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $263.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Traveka Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3.4% during the third quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 1,357 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $335,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Red Mountain Financial LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 26.8% during the 4th quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 213 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Pflug Koory LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 8,569 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,954,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baron Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,409 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $321,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

About Union Pacific

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.