Machina Capital S.A.S. Has $2.25 Million Stock Position in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Machina Capital S.A.S. increased its position in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 35.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,793 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,578 shares during the quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S.’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Pines Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 1.7% in the second 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 period. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Union Pacific by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $946,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Five Oceans Advisors grew its stake in Union Pacific by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 1,183 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 1.6% in the second quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $693,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schubert & Co lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 1.9% in the second quarter. Schubert & Co now owns 2,511 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $578,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $272.00 price target (up from $257.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.63.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.9%

UNP stock opened at $220.80 on Monday. 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 Corporation has a twelve month low of $204.66 and a twelve month high of $256.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $130.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.07. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $224.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $224.37.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $6.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

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.