Fjell Capital LLC Sells 849 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Fjell Capital LLC trimmed its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 28.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,177 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 849 shares during the quarter. Fjell Capital LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $514,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Compass Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. EnRich Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. PrairieView Partners LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its stake in Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Union Pacific stock opened at $220.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company has a market capitalization of $131.73 billion, a PE ratio of 19.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $220.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $232.30. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $258.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.12% and a net margin of 27.82%. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.11 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.69 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 48.29%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

UNP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $259.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $295.00 price objective on the stock. Stephens lowered their price objective on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup raised Union Pacific from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the company from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $257.74.

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.