Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. Purchases Shares of 307 Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 307 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $71,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 10.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 93,337 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $21,475,000 after buying an additional 8,925 shares during the last quarter. LGT Group Foundation increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. LGT Group Foundation now owns 5,398 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,275,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 1st quarter worth $988,822,000. SlateStone Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 13,264 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,133,000 after buying an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,666 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $866,000 after buying an additional 359 shares during the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $225.98 on Friday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $256.84. The company has a market cap of $134.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.63, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $224.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.02.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The railroad operator reported $3.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $6.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the firm earned $2.74 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on UNP shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Union Pacific from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Union Pacific from $244.00 to $238.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $272.00 price objective (up from $257.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Loop Capital upgraded Union Pacific from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $214.00 to $227.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Union Pacific to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.