Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) Price Target Raised to $270.00 at Susquehanna

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) had its price objective increased by analysts at Susquehanna from $255.00 to $270.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the railroad operator’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 11.21% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on UNP. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Union Pacific from $252.00 to $258.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Union Pacific from $270.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $282.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Raymond James upped their price objective on Union Pacific from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Union Pacific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 18th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Union Pacific currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.78.

Union Pacific Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of UNP opened at $242.79 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.07. Union Pacific has a 1 year low of $190.45 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $244.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $235.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.67.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.19. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 44.34% and a net margin of 26.52%. The company had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.97 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.67 EPS. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Union Pacific will post 11.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Union Pacific

In other Union Pacific news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,750 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $937,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 56,682 shares in the company, valued at $14,170,500. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of UNP. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 21,063.6% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 9,312 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,896,000 after purchasing an additional 9,268 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 29.1% in the third quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,879 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. TFG Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 0.3% during the third quarter. TFG Advisers LLC now owns 16,296 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $3,318,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 3.5% during the third quarter. Oak Harbor Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,689 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,769,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the period. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 9.0% during the third quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 4,230 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $861,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.