Denali Advisors LLC Has $2.17 Million Stake in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Denali Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 1.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,438 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 165 shares during the period. Denali Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,171,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jacobsen Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 1,301 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $299,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Private Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Private Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 60,100 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $13,828,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 149,270 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $34,344,000 after purchasing an additional 1,690 shares during the period. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC now owns 3,012 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Finally, Fiduciary Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Family Office LLC now owns 4,452 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UNP has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and issued a $263.00 price objective (up previously from $251.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, October 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $220.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $261.58.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $226.50 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $134.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.68, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $225.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $224.14. Union Pacific Corporation has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $256.84.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.09 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.73% and a net margin of 28.43%.The company’s revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.74 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect 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.