EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC Raises Stock Position in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC boosted its position in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 31,671 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 740 shares during the period. Union Pacific makes up 1.3% of EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $7,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cultivar Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE UNP traded down $0.76 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $232.53. The stock had a trading volume of 69,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,298,424. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.77. Union Pacific Co. has a 1 year low of $218.55 and a 1 year high of $258.66. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $241.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.55. The firm has a market cap of $140.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.33% and a return on equity of 41.79%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.51 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

UNP has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI cut shares of Union Pacific from an “outperform” rating to an “inline” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $280.00 to $275.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 25th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.