Motiv8 Investments LLC Increases Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Motiv8 Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,256 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 443 shares during the period. Motiv8 Investments LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $803,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Forum Financial Management LP raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 7,037 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,731,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Fairhaven Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 1.7% in the second quarter. Fairhaven Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,581 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $584,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 8,202 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,856,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 916 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $225,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its position in Union Pacific by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 8,384 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,897,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total value of $875,887.68. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 64,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,014,787.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $255.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.15.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of UNP stock traded down $0.45 on Friday, hitting $230.30. 2,952,224 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,281,261. The business has a 50-day moving average of $246.02 and a 200 day moving average of $238.46. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $199.97 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $140.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.76 by ($0.01). Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.90% and a return on equity of 42.62%. The company had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.51 EPS. Union Pacific’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.07 EPS 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.