Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Buys 721 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 19.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,497 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,105,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in UNP. BluePath Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tyler Stone Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, IMA Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 11th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $228.00 to $251.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Union Pacific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $253.48.

Union Pacific Price Performance

UNP stock traded up $0.58 during trading on Thursday, hitting $229.81. 1,570,052 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,303,281. Union Pacific Co. has a 52 week low of $190.37 and a 52 week high of $258.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $246.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $233.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $140.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.56 by $0.15. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.45% and a return on equity of 46.87%. The business had revenue of $6.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.67 earnings per share. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were given a dividend of $1.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Union Pacific

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 56,682 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,170,500. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.