Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Bought by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,439 shares of the railroad operator's stock after acquiring an additional 2,879 shares during the quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $8,766,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,927,377,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $1,035,905,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,430,581 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $3,282,305,000 after acquiring an additional 1,616,895 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,395,364 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $2,370,559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,298,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 74.7% during the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 2,146,990 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $489,600,000 after acquiring an additional 918,248 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UNP. Raymond James restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Guggenheim upped their price target on Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $257.86.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of UNP traded down $0.76 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $212.53. 3,053,308 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,567,671. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $258.07. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $230.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $235.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.69 EPS. Analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.52%. Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.29%.

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.