St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC Purchases 251 Shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP)

St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,054 shares of the railroad operator’s stock after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Union Pacific were worth $753,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Richardson Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Union Pacific during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Cultivar Capital Inc. purchased a new position in Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Union Pacific during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Tributary Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific during the first quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Union Pacific by 3,250.0% in the second quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. now owns 134 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. 80.38% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Union Pacific

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the sale, the president now owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at $16,014,787.55. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.28% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna dropped their target price on Union Pacific from $260.00 to $255.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $263.00 to $252.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Union Pacific from $288.00 to $283.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Raymond James increased their target price on shares of Union Pacific from $265.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $266.00 price target on shares of Union Pacific in a report on Friday. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $259.15.

Union Pacific Price Performance

UNP stock opened at $230.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $140.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.62, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $246.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $238.48. Union Pacific Co. has a 52-week low of $199.97 and a 52-week high of $258.66.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.76 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $6.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.14 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. The company’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.51 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.07 EPS for the current fiscal 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.