B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC Takes Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,099 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 49.3% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 179,962 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $40,653,000 after purchasing an additional 59,418 shares in the last quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 23.4% in the 2nd quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 350,945 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $74,089,000 after purchasing an additional 66,650 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 113.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 2,464 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 1,307 shares in the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC raised its stake in Union Pacific by 1,172.9% in the second quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC now owns 43,597 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $9,864,000 after buying an additional 40,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in Union Pacific by 2.1% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,970,669 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,350,924,000 after buying an additional 124,571 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE UNP opened at $248.94 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $234.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $239.40. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $218.55 and a one year high of $258.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm 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.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.57.

Union Pacific Company 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.