Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Holdings Boosted by Evermay Wealth Management LLC

Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) by 7.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,915 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Evermay Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 1,400.0% in the first quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 120 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 50.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.9%

Union Pacific stock opened at $225.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of $134.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific Corporation has a 1 year low of $204.66 and a 1 year high of $256.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $224.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.02.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $6.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.09 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.43% and a return on equity of 41.73%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.74 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on UNP. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $214.00 to $227.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $250.00 to $285.00 in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $257.00 to $276.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $261.58.

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.