LJI Wealth Management LLC Acquires 68 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

LJI Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,204 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the quarter. LJI Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of UNP. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in Union Pacific by 272.3% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,678,108 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $379,689,000 after acquiring an additional 1,227,318 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,118,477 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,012,857,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073,625 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 19,878.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 896,040 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $220,856,000 after buying an additional 891,555 shares in the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its position in Union Pacific by 2,025.4% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 546,236 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $134,636,000 after buying an additional 520,536 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 7.6% in the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 7,370,752 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,812,689,000 after buying an additional 518,985 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on UNP shares. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Raymond James raised their price target on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and cut their price target for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.80.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of UNP traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $235.57. The company had a trading volume of 2,068,472 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,314,945. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. The company has a market capitalization of $142.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $241.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $238.58. Union Pacific Co. has a 52 week low of $216.79 and a 52 week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its 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 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 the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.51 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 EPS for the current 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.