Partners Group Holding AG Has $65.97 Million Stock Holdings in Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

Partners Group Holding AG raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 29.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 267,637 shares of the railroad operator's stock after acquiring an additional 61,555 shares during the period. Union Pacific makes up 4.4% of Partners Group Holding AG's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Partners Group Holding AG's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $65,967,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. Cultivar Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the second quarter worth $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Union Pacific by 3,250.0% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Union Pacific during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the second quarter worth about $31,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE UNP traded down $3.69 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $245.63. 3,297,097 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,322,864. 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 52-week low of $218.55 and a 52-week high of $258.66. The business's fifty day moving average price is $240.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $238.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $148.92 billion, a PE ratio of 22.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.06.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 27.33%. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their target price on Union Pacific from $255.00 to $252.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Nine 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $259.80.

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.