AAF Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Union Pacific Corporation $UNP

AAF Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 891 shares of the railroad operator’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1,400.0% during 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 last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Union Pacific in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Union Pacific by 50.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 167 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, GFG Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group set a $253.00 price target on Union Pacific and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Citigroup increased their target price on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Union Pacific from $258.00 to $257.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $271.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Union Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $250.00 to $285.00 in a research note on Friday, July 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $261.63.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.9%

NYSE UNP opened at $220.80 on Monday. Union Pacific Corporation has a 52 week low of $204.66 and a 52 week high of $256.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The company has a market capitalization of $130.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $224.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.37.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The railroad operator reported $3.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.99 by $0.09. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.73% and a return on equity of 42.23%. The company had revenue of $6.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Union Pacific Corporation will post 11.99 earnings per share 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.