Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC Has $321,000 Stake in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 9.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,302 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $321,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sage Financial Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Union Pacific during the third quarter worth approximately $590,000. Net Worth Advisory Group acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 3rd quarter valued at $657,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific during the third quarter worth $206,000. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Union Pacific by 24.4% in the third quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,583 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $890,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Point Inc. increased its stake in Union Pacific by 1.7% in the third quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 5,196 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $1,281,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $277.00 to $272.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Union Pacific from $290.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $273.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Union Pacific

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,014,787.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE UNP opened at $244.10 on Friday. Union Pacific Co. has a one year low of $199.97 and a one year high of $258.66. The business’s fifty day moving average is $246.41 and its 200-day moving average is $238.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.05 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.29, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.05.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly 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. Union Pacific had a net margin of 26.90% and a return on equity of 42.62%. The company had revenue of $6.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.57 EPS. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.07 EPS for the current year.

Union Pacific 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.