Brokerages Set Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) PT at $259.15

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $259.80.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on UNP. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Daiwa America downgraded Union Pacific from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UNP. Cultivar Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Union Pacific by 3,250.0% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of UNP opened at $240.34 on Friday. Union Pacific has a 52-week low of $212.47 and a 52-week high of $258.66. The company has a market capitalization of $145.71 billion, a PE ratio of 22.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $242.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The company had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific will post 10.94 EPS for the current year.

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.