Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) Now Covered by Analysts at Robert W. Baird

Stock analysts at Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on shares of Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) in a report issued on Tuesday. The brokerage set a "neutral" rating and a $231.00 price target on the railroad operator's stock. Robert W. Baird's price target indicates a potential upside of 0.31% from the stock's current price.

UNP has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $263.00 target price on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Monday, June 2nd. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday, April 25th. Stephens decreased their target price on Union Pacific from $275.00 to $255.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $260.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Union Pacific from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $260.00 to $244.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Union Pacific presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $256.91.

Union Pacific Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of UNP opened at $230.29 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. Union Pacific has a 12-month low of $204.66 and a 12-month high of $258.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.59 billion, a PE ratio of 20.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.05. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $222.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $230.64.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.73 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $6.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.80% and a net margin of 27.76%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.69 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Union Pacific will post 11.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Union Pacific

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allred Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Union Pacific by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Allred Capital Management LLC now owns 8,349 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $1,904,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 2,823 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $644,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Union Pacific by 1.1% during the first quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the railroad operator's stock worth $946,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Union Pacific by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,309 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $527,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL grew its position in Union Pacific by 38.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 161 shares of the railroad operator's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company's stock.

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.

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