Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Purchased by CHICAGO TRUST Co NA

CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 17.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,209 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,082 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $3,240,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 last quarter. Shellback Capital LP boosted its holdings in 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 last quarter. Peoples Bank KS acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the 3rd quarter worth about $834,000. Maj Invest Holding A S boosted its holdings in 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 last quarter. Finally, Pensionfund Sabic boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 61.5% in the 4th quarter. Pensionfund Sabic now owns 10,500 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $2,394,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on UNP. Raymond James boosted their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup boosted their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $266.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.80.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of UNP traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $225.37. The company had a trading volume of 793,968 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,321,143. The stock has a market cap of $136.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $238.83. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $218.55 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS 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 business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.51 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.