Signature Resources Capital Management LLC Sells 68 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Signature Resources Capital Management LLC lessened its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 16.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 346 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 68 shares during the quarter. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $79,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in Union Pacific by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Monterey Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,358 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. Transform Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 494.3% in the fourth quarter. Transform Wealth LLC now owns 5,444 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,241,000 after buying an additional 4,528 shares during the last quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 25,620 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $5,842,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. Segment Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Segment Wealth Management LLC now owns 56,335 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $12,847,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lmcg Investments LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 71.7% in the 4th quarter. Lmcg Investments LLC now owns 32,910 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $7,505,000 after acquiring an additional 13,748 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.4 %

UNP opened at $233.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $141.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.49, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.06. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $239.10. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $218.55 and a twelve month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $1.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.29%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is 49.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on UNP shares. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $262.00 to $253.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Citigroup raised their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Raymond James increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.35.

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.