Brokerages Set Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Target Price at $259.25

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $259.25.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on UNP. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $266.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, July 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Evercore ISI downgraded Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st.

Insider Activity at Union Pacific

In related news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total value of $875,887.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,014,787.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Union Pacific

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Price Performance

UNP opened at $241.71 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Union Pacific has a 1 year low of $199.97 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $246.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $238.63. The stock has a market cap of $147.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.70, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.05.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.71 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. The firm’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.57 EPS. Analysts forecast that Union Pacific will post 11.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Company 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.