Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Sells 4,908 Shares of Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 27.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,936 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 4,908 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,976,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, GFG Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Stock Down 1.6%

Union Pacific stock opened at $216.56 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. Union Pacific Corporation has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $256.84. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $224.95 and its 200 day moving average is $224.39. The company has a market capitalization of $128.44 billion, a PE ratio of 18.40, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.07.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.99 by $0.09. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.73% and a return on equity of 42.23%. The firm had revenue of $6.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UNP. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $214.00 to $227.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday. UBS Group set a $253.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.63.

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.