Phillips Wealth Planners LLC Buys 189 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Phillips Wealth Planners LLC raised its stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 12.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,697 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the period. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $421,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of UNP. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 3,250.0% during the second quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Union Pacific by 265.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 128 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.3 %

UNP opened at $232.69 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $244.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $238.33. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $207.74 and a one year high of $258.66. 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 stock has a market cap of $141.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.51 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.97 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on UNP shares. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 20th. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.15.

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.