Prospera Financial Services Inc Has $5.22 Million Stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Prospera Financial Services Inc boosted its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,158 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,038 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $5,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of UNP. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter worth about $217,000. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter worth approximately $263,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter worth approximately $97,000. Delap Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter valued at approximately $289,000. Finally, CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 7.4% during the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 15,996 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,934,000 after buying an additional 1,098 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of UNP stock opened at $233.29 on Wednesday. Union Pacific Co. has a 12 month low of $216.92 and a 12 month high of $258.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.42, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $241.14 and its 200 day moving average is $238.55.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.51 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on UNP shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Evercore ISI lowered shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Daiwa America lowered Union Pacific from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.80.

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.