True Link Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 47 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

True Link Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,016 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the quarter. Union Pacific accounts for about 0.1% of True Link Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. True Link Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $990,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Claro Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 21.8% during the first quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 1,214 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the period. Tributary Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 3.4% during the first quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 1,667 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Naviter Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 26.6% during the first quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC now owns 5,686 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,398,000 after buying an additional 1,195 shares during the period. Finally, Silverlake Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter worth about $207,000. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE:UNP traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $232.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 126,595 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,271,991. The firm has a market capitalization of $140.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.30, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $245.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.44. Union Pacific Co. has a fifty-two week low of $202.41 and a fifty-two week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.03). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. The firm had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com cut Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Citigroup began coverage on Union Pacific in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $264.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reduced 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. Finally, Daiwa America downgraded Union Pacific from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Nine 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $259.15.

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.