Integral Investment Advisors Inc. Cuts Stake in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Integral Investment Advisors Inc. cut its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 3,407 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 223 shares during the period. Integral Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $784,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Union Pacific by 21.5% in the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 67,123 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $15,583,000 after acquiring an additional 11,881 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3.1% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 79,752 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $18,915,000 after purchasing an additional 2,369 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 3.5% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,658 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 81.4% during the first quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,114 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $736,000 after purchasing an additional 1,397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 1.8% during the first quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 123,510 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $29,178,000 after buying an additional 2,237 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and issued a $272.00 target price (up previously from $257.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on Union Pacific in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $231.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Union Pacific from $257.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $218.26 on Tuesday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $256.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $224.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.46 billion, a PE ratio of 18.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.99 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $6.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.24 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.23% and a net margin of 28.73%.Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.75 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share 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.