DT Investment Partners LLC Purchases 188 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

DT Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 30,865 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. DT Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $7,608,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Union Pacific by 3,250.0% during the second quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $267.00 to $265.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 17th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Union Pacific from $259.00 to $255.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $264.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $288.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.53.

Insider Transactions at Union Pacific

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the transaction, the president now directly owns 64,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,014,787.55. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Stock Performance

Shares of Union Pacific stock opened at $230.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $140.57 billion, a PE ratio of 21.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $246.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $238.60. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $199.97 and a one year high of $258.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.05.

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