Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 346 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 8.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,527 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 346 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $1,116,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3,250.0% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of UNP traded up $1.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $242.74. 328,737 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,257,592. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $199.97 and a 12 month high of $258.66. The company has a market capitalization of $147.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $246.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $238.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.71 by $0.03. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.57 EPS. The business’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Union Pacific

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 64,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,014,787.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently commented on UNP shares. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Citigroup assumed coverage on Union Pacific in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $264.00 target price for the company. Barclays reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $266.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $259.25.

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.