Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Shares Acquired by Master S Wealth Management Inc.

Master S Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 35.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,990 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after buying an additional 523 shares during the period. Union Pacific makes up about 0.2% of Master S Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Master S Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $458,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Union Pacific by 1,400.0% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 120 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in Union Pacific by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GFG Capital LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Baird R W raised shares of Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $250.00 to $285.00 in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $257.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. One 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.58.

Union Pacific Price Performance

UNP opened at $224.02 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $224.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $224.20. Union Pacific Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $256.84. The firm has a market cap of $132.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.07.

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

About Union Pacific

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.