Ethos Financial Group LLC Has $561,000 Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Ethos Financial Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 18.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,284 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 520 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $561,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $44,000. AJOVista LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $100,000. Finally, Pacific Center for Financial Services grew its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 65.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pacific Center for Financial Services now owns 507 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP traded up $0.71 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $246.61. The stock had a trading volume of 1,765,130 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,281,717. The business’s fifty day moving average is $242.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $236.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $150.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.53, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $190.71 and a twelve month high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $6.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.97 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 44.34% and a net margin of 26.52%. Union Pacific’s revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.67 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.21 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.11%. Union Pacific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.62%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 26th. UBS Group upped their target price on Union Pacific from $235.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Union Pacific from $248.00 to $274.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Union Pacific from $198.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Union Pacific from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, January 22nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.61.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 56,682 shares in the company, valued at $14,170,500. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

About Union Pacific

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.