Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Purchased by CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC

CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 13.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,221 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the quarter. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $278,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Grimes & Company Inc. raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 7,385 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,684,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 48,396 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $11,036,000 after buying an additional 2,321 shares in the last quarter. Chemung Canal Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 37.2% in the fourth quarter. Chemung Canal Trust Co. now owns 15,274 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,483,000 after acquiring an additional 4,145 shares in the last quarter. Pflug Koory LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Pflug Koory LLC now owns 8,569 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,954,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Curated Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Curated Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,269 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $974,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on UNP. Guggenheim raised their target price on Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $253.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $262.57.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.4 %

Union Pacific stock opened at $248.94 on Friday. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $218.55 and a one year high of $258.66. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $234.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.40. The company has a market capitalization of $150.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.86, a PEG 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) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share 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 prior year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is 49.22%.

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.