Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) Shares Sold by Payden & Rygel

Payden & Rygel lessened its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 91.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,900 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 41,000 shares during the period. Payden & Rygel's holdings in Union Pacific were worth $961,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UNP. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 8,312,154 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,880,701,000 after purchasing an additional 106,996 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in Union Pacific by 2.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,970,669 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,350,924,000 after buying an additional 124,571 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in Union Pacific by 8.3% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 4,218,730 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $954,530,000 after buying an additional 322,129 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its position in shares of Union Pacific by 35.3% during the 1st quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 4,118,477 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $1,012,857,000 after acquiring an additional 1,073,625 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 2,767,216 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $682,063,000 after acquiring an additional 57,652 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.38% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James lifted their price objective on Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $255.00 to $267.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Union Pacific from an "outperform" rating to an "inline" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $254.00 to $247.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $259.80.

Union Pacific Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE UNP opened at $233.56 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $141.60 billion, a PE ratio of 21.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $240.86 and a 200-day moving average of $238.51. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $218.55 and a 52-week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm 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%. Union Pacific's revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.51 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Co. will post 10.94 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.

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