Assetmark Inc. Has $14.98 Million Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 64,774 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,580 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $14,984,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 40.4% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,312 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $546,000 after buying an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 0.5% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 20,606 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $4,741,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.6% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 3,733 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $859,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 10.0% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 6,091 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,401,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,528,426 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $351,660,000 after purchasing an additional 105,664 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Union Pacific

Here are the key news stories impacting Union Pacific this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seven‑year supply deal with Rocky Mountain Steel Mills gives UNP multi‑year visibility on a critical input, supports domestic sourcing and network reliability — a concrete cost/supply win that can improve maintenance planning and investor confidence. Union Pacific/Rocky Mountain Steel announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage (Zacks) expects earnings growth and highlights factors that could produce an earnings beat, which can support the stock into the report. Zacks preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Management set to release Q1 results on April 23 with a conference call — the report is a near‑term catalyst that can drive volatility in either direction. Earnings release date
• Negative Sentiment: Shipper groups petition the STB to make confidential merger‑agreement terms public, increasing regulatory scrutiny and uncertainty around the proposed Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern deal — a potential overhang for valuation. FreightWaves / STB petition
• Negative Sentiment: A recent earnings preview warns modest top‑line growth, rising costs and recent quarterly misses could cloud the Q1 outlook — these factors raise downside risk if the company’s results or guidance disappoint. Q1 preview

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UNP. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $267.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $295.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $311.00 price objective on Union Pacific and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Susquehanna reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, January 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Union Pacific from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $267.10.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Eric J. Gehringer sold 1,999 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.93, for a total transaction of $469,625.07. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.3%

UNP stock opened at $251.21 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $251.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $237.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.75. Union Pacific Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $206.63 and a fifty-two week high of $268.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.96.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The railroad operator reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.92 by ($0.06). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.89% and a net margin of 29.12%.The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.15 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.91 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 46.12%.

Union Pacific Company Profile

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is one of the largest freight railroad companies in the United States. Its principal operating subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad, has roots that trace back to the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 and the construction of the first transcontinental rail link completed in 1869. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and operates as a holding company for rail transportation and related services.

Union Pacific’s core business is the movement of freight by rail across an extensive rail network serving the western two‑thirds of the United States.