Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Acquired by Nvwm LLC

Nvwm LLC lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 1.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,841 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the quarter. Nvwm LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of UNP. BNP Paribas purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,088,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 19.0% in the first quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 126,369 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $31,078,000 after acquiring an additional 20,173 shares in the last quarter. Shellback Capital LP lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 28.2% in the second quarter. Shellback Capital LP now owns 20,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $4,525,000 after acquiring an additional 4,400 shares during the last quarter. Peoples Bank KS purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $834,000. Finally, Maj Invest Holding A S increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Maj Invest Holding A S now owns 676,098 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $166,645,000 after purchasing an additional 2,202 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.15.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

NYSE:UNP traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $232.69. The stock had a trading volume of 2,653,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,342,995. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $207.74 and a twelve month high of $258.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $244.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a PEG ratio of 2.29 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.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The business had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.51 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.