St. Louis Trust Co Trims Stock Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

St. Louis Trust Co decreased its position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 6.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,311 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after selling 773 shares during the period. St. Louis Trust Co’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $2,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Union Pacific in the 1st quarter worth approximately $217,000. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 49.1% during the first quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 7,754 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,907,000 after buying an additional 2,554 shares during the period. Twin Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Union Pacific by 134.1% during the 1st quarter. Twin Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,263 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 1,869 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL raised its position in shares of Union Pacific by 8.5% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan David Investments LLC IL now owns 4,839 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $1,190,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 886.0% during the 1st quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 111,287 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $27,369,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:UNP opened at $234.41 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $142.11 billion, a PE ratio of 21.53, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06. Union Pacific Co. has a 12-month low of $216.92 and a 12-month high of $258.66. The business has a 50 day moving average of $241.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $238.60. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.78 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on UNP. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $275.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $260.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $262.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.80.

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.