Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Has $313,000 Stock Holdings in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 29.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,360 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 307 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $313,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pines Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Pines Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,520 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $595,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $946,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,183 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schubert & Co lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Schubert & Co now owns 2,511 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $578,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on UNP. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $272.00 price target (up previously from $257.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Baird R W raised Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Union Pacific from $257.00 to $276.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $263.00 price target on Union Pacific and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Union Pacific from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. One investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $261.63.

Union Pacific Stock Down 1.6%

UNP opened at $216.56 on Friday. Union Pacific Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $256.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $128.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $224.95 and a 200-day moving average of $224.28.

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

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.