Valued Wealth Advisors LLC Has $92,000 Stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Valued Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 181.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 403 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the period. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $92,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific by 49.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 179,962 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $40,653,000 after acquiring an additional 59,418 shares during the period. Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter worth $289,000. Ascent Group LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 14,485 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,277,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the period. Aviso Wealth Management increased its stake in Union Pacific by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. Aviso Wealth Management now owns 1,499 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copperwynd Financial LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 8.8% during the second quarter. Copperwynd Financial LLC now owns 3,388 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $836,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of UNP opened at $248.94 on Monday. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $218.55 and a 1 year 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $234.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.63. The firm has a market cap of $150.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.86, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 in the previous year, the company posted $2.71 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UNP. Guggenheim lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Benchmark raised their target price on Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.30.

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.