Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) Earns Hold (C+) Rating from Weiss Ratings

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP)‘s stock had its “hold (c+)” rating reissued by investment analysts at Weiss Ratings in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on UNP. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $257.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $250.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Friday, July 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.08.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.5%

UNP opened at $231.44 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $224.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $224.54. Union Pacific has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $256.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.19. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.43% and a return on equity of 41.73%. The business had revenue of $6.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.09 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.74 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Union Pacific will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Union Pacific

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Pines Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,520 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $595,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Titleist Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $946,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors increased its stake in Union Pacific by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,183 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Schubert & Co increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Schubert & Co now owns 2,511 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $578,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

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.