180 Wealth Advisors LLC Decreases Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

180 Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,556 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 235 shares during the quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3,524.7% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 112,292 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $25,407,000 after buying an additional 109,194 shares during the period. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 12.1% in the second quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 5,178 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,171,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 223,301 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $50,524,000 after buying an additional 1,162 shares in the last quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 360.3% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 24,709 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $5,591,000 after acquiring an additional 19,341 shares during the period. Finally, One Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter worth $208,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $226.60 on Tuesday. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.81, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $234.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.85.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.51 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.37%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is presently 49.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com cut Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.80.

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.