NYSE:UNPUnion Pacific Stock Price, Forecast & News

Union Pacific's stock was trading at $141.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UNP stock has increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $148.73. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Union Pacific.

Union Pacific is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Union Pacific.

Union Pacific will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.01. The railroad operator earned $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.24 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.27% and a return on equity of 32.86%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. View Union Pacific's earnings history.

Union Pacific announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

Union Pacific's stock split on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, June 6th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Union Pacific stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Union Pacific declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback 150,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

23 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Union Pacific's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $216.00. On average, they expect Union Pacific's stock price to reach $176.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

News stories about UNP stock have trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutUnion Pacific.

Union Pacific saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,200,200 shares, a decline of 8.8% from the February 27th total of 11,190,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,390,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's stock are sold short. View Union Pacific's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Union Pacific include Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), CENT JAPAN RWY/ADR (CJPRY), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH).

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Union Pacific trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UNP."

Union Pacific's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include M&G Investment Management Ltd. (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC (0.01%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%) and Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Lynden L Tennison, Rhonda S Ferguson, Robert M Knight Jr, Todd M Rynaski, Vincenzo J Vena and William J Delaney III. View institutional ownership trends for Union Pacific.

UNP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC, Park National Corp OH, Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc., IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Legacy Bridge LLC, Pinnacle Bank, Adviser Investments LLC, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Rhonda S Ferguson, and Robert M Knight Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Union Pacific.

UNP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including M&G Investment Management Ltd., Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Chemung Canal Trust Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IBM Retirement Fund, Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC, Private Trust Co. NA, and Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Union Pacific stock in the last two years include Vincenzo J Vena, and William J Delaney III. View insider buying and selling activity for Union Pacific.

Shares of UNP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of UNP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.73.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $102.66 billion and generates $21.71 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $5.92 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.38 on an earnings per share basis. Union Pacific employs 37,483 workers across the globe. View additional information about Union Pacific.

The official website for Union Pacific is http://www.up.com/.

Union Pacific's mailing address is 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE, 68179. The railroad operator can be reached via phone at 402-544-5000 or via email at [email protected]