O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Lowers Position in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc decreased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 1.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 37,718 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 594 shares during the period. Union Pacific accounts for about 2.8% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $8,678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,105,382 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,678,575,000 after acquiring an additional 142,732 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,949,345 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,641,715,000 after purchasing an additional 354,463 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Union Pacific by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,105,784 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,206,191,000 after purchasing an additional 86,292 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 10.8% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 4,626,200 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,092,893,000 after buying an additional 452,788 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at $988,822,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Loop Capital upgraded Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $214.00 to $227.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Argus cut Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $258.00 to $257.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 24th. 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 stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.63.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $218.24 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.54, a PEG 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 stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $224.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $224.28.

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