Barclays Has Lowered Expectations for Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) Stock Price

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) had its target price lowered by equities researchers at Barclays from $285.00 to $260.00 in a research note issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has an "overweight" rating on the railroad operator's stock. Barclays's target price indicates a potential upside of 21.87% from the stock's previous close.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $270.00 to $248.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Union Pacific from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Loop Capital cut Union Pacific from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and cut their target price for the stock from $265.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $266.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $259.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $258.00.

Union Pacific Stock Down 1.0 %

UNP stock traded down $2.10 on Friday, hitting $213.35. 3,454,850 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,565,721. Union Pacific has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $258.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $127.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $231.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $235.64.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.79 by ($0.09). The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.82% and a return on equity of 41.12%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Union Pacific will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Craig V. Richardson sold 6,495 shares of Union Pacific stock in a transaction on Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.00, for a total value of $1,636,740.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 26,319 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,632,388. The trade was a 19.79 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.28% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Union Pacific

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth $1,927,377,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the fourth quarter worth about $1,035,905,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Union Pacific by 27,502.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,491,151 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $588,510,000 after purchasing an additional 2,482,126 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Union Pacific by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,430,581 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $3,282,305,000 after purchasing an additional 1,616,895 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,395,364 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $2,370,559,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298,178 shares in the last quarter. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.