Brighton Jones LLC Sells 254 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Brighton Jones LLC trimmed its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,209 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 254 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Donoghue Forlines LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 38.8% during the fourth quarter. Donoghue Forlines LLC now owns 6,714 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,531,000 after acquiring an additional 1,876 shares during the period. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 78,024 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $17,793,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089 shares during the last quarter. Capital Planning Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Planning Advisors LLC now owns 18,046 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $4,115,000 after buying an additional 548 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in Union Pacific by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 12,972 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,047,000 after buying an additional 3,478 shares during the period. Finally, True North Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 106.5% during the fourth quarter. True North Advisors LLC now owns 2,536 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $578,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $248.94 on Friday. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $218.55 and a 12 month high of $258.66. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $233.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.22. The firm has a market cap of $150.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on UNP shares. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $254.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Susquehanna cut their price target on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $262.57.

Union Pacific 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.