Lyell Wealth Management LP Acquires 1,044 Shares of Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Lyell Wealth Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 3.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,553 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,044 shares during the period. Lyell Wealth Management LP’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $7,950,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Pines Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Titleist Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,183 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Schubert & Co lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Schubert & Co now owns 2,511 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stiles Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 2,963 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $700,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.9%

UNP opened at $225.98 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $134.03 billion, a PE ratio of 19.63, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $256.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $224.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $224.02.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.09 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.43% and a return on equity of 41.73%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.74 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on UNP shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $263.00 price target (up from $251.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, October 13th. Loop Capital raised shares of Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $214.00 to $227.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. UBS Group set a $253.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.58.

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.