Claro Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Claro Advisors LLC cut its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 35.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,205 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 674 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $277,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Penserra Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific by 94.1% during the 1st quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 3,081 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $727,000 after acquiring an additional 1,494 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 38.8% during the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,851 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,146,000 after purchasing an additional 1,356 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 0.4% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 56,170 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $13,269,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 50.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.3% in the first quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 6,667 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,575,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Price Performance

Shares of UNP opened at $218.24 on Friday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1-year low of $204.66 and a 1-year high of $256.84. The stock has a market cap of $129.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $224.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $224.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.60.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $6.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.75 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on UNP shares. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $250.00 to $285.00 in a report on Friday, July 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.63.

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.