2,395 Shares in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Purchased by Sage Financial Management Group Inc.

Sage Financial Management Group Inc. acquired a new position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,395 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $590,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 3,250.0% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at $16,014,787.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UNP has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $266.00 price objective on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, July 29th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Union Pacific from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Evercore ISI downgraded Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Union Pacific in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $264.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $259.25.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $244.10 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $246.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $238.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.92, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $199.97 and a one year high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.74 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. Union Pacific’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.57 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.07 EPS for the current year.

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.