7,216 Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Shares Sold by Integrity Alliance LLC.

Key Points

• Integrity Alliance LLC reduced its Union Pacific stake by 25.2%, selling 7,216 shares in the third quarter; it retained 21,464 shares valued at about $5.84 million.
• Union Pacific beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, reporting EPS of $3.53 and revenue of $7.20 billion; revenue increased 15.3% year over year.
• Analysts’ consensus rating was “Moderate Buy”, with an average price target of $326.44.

Integrity Alliance LLC. trimmed its position in Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP - Free Report) by 25.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 21,464 shares of the railroad operator's stock after selling 7,216 shares during the period. Integrity Alliance LLC.'s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $5,841,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eastern Bank raised its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 2.6% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 214,567 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $58,390,000 after buying an additional 5,380 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 21.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas now owns 60,465 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $16,454,000 after buying an additional 10,706 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Union Pacific by 9.4% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 102,949 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $28,002,000 after buying an additional 8,842 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Union Pacific by 17.7% in the second quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 108,489 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $29,509,000 after acquiring an additional 16,295 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Axiom Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific in the first quarter valued at approximately $9,151,000. 80.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Union Pacific Price Performance

NYSE UNP opened at $303.62 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $287.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $270.83. Union Pacific Corporation has a 52-week low of $216.32 and a 52-week high of $315.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market cap of $180.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.66, a PEG ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.84.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The railroad operator reported $3.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.06. Union Pacific had a net margin of 28.90% and a return on equity of 37.54%. The firm had revenue of $7.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.16 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.08 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 15.3% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Union Pacific Corporation will post 13.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on UNP. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $317.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stephens raised Union Pacific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $320.00 price target (up from $285.00) on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a research report on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $328.00 price objective on Union Pacific in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $326.44.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation NYSE: UNP is a transportation company that operates one of the largest freight railroad networks in the United States. Through its Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary, the company moves goods across the western two-thirds of the country, connecting major agricultural, industrial, energy, population and port markets.

Union Pacific transports a broad range of commodities and products, including agricultural goods, automotive shipments, chemicals, coal, industrial products, forest products and intermodal containers.

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