Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC Has $381,000 Stock Position in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 16.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,657 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 325 shares during the period. Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $381,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 1st quarter worth $988,822,000. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd raised its stake in Union Pacific by 3,536.2% during the second quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 1,011,677 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $232,767,000 after acquiring an additional 983,855 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Union Pacific by 29.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,699,109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $873,878,000 after acquiring an additional 850,025 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 61,054.6% in the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 625,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $147,650,000 after acquiring an additional 623,978 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD. acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $115,096,000. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, October 24th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $263.00 price objective on Union Pacific and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.63.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $221.48 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $131.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.04. Union Pacific Corporation has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $256.84. The company’s fifty day moving average is $224.13 and its 200 day moving average is $224.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.99 by $0.09. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.23% and a net margin of 28.73%.The business had revenue of $6.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.24 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.75 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast 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.