Little House Capital LLC Lowers Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Little House Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 76.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,875 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 5,968 shares during the period. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $461,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Union Pacific by 211.4% during the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UNP. Raymond James reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $280.00 target price (up previously from $275.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, April 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $248.00 to $267.00 in a report on Friday, May 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $258.92.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

UNP stock traded down $1.82 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $224.44. The company had a trading volume of 1,074,603 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,305,320. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $240.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $136.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $199.33 and a one year high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.97 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.52% and a return on equity of 44.34%. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.67 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.22 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 31st were paid a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 31st. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.32%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is 49.62%.

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.