Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Shares Purchased by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 28,312.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 891,000 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 887,864 shares during the period. Union Pacific makes up 1.8% of International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $242,468,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Brian Low Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Union Pacific by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brian Low Financial Group LLC now owns 6,037 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,643,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Glenview Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 135,681 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $36,923,000 after acquiring an additional 943 shares in the last quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 0.9% in the third quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,956 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,254,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Union Pacific by 9.8% in the third quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,992 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,808,000 after acquiring an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.7% during the third quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 11,475 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,123,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $304.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a market cap of $180.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.98 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $287.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $270.06. Union Pacific Corporation has a one year low of $216.32 and a one year high of $315.99.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The railroad operator reported $3.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $7.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.16 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 37.54% and a net margin of 28.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.08 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Union Pacific Corporation will post 13.13 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Union Pacific from $322.00 to $321.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $320.00 price objective (up from $285.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $311.00 to $344.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $317.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $328.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.44.

Union Pacific Profile

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is a transportation company that operates one of the largest freight railroad networks in the United States. Through its Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary, the company moves goods across the western two-thirds of the country, connecting major agricultural, industrial, energy, population and port markets.

Union Pacific transports a broad range of commodities and products, including agricultural goods, automotive shipments, chemicals, coal, industrial products, forest products and intermodal containers.