Union Pacific Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Union Pacific stock.
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20 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Union Pacific's shares. Their UNP stock forecasts range from $215.00 to $310.00. On average, they expect Union Pacific's stock price to reach $263.82 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.6% from the stock's current price.
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Union Pacific's stock was trading at $251.93 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, UNP stock has decreased by 14.6% and is now trading at $215.26.
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Union Pacific is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 21st 2022.
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Union Pacific will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 21st at 8:45 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 21st. The railroad operator reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.55 by $0.02. The railroad operator had revenue of $5.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.76 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 30.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 50.20%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.00 EPS.
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Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $1.30 per share on Thursday, June 30th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 27th. This is a boost from Union Pacific's previous quarterly dividend of $1.18.
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Union Pacific(NYSE:UNP) pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.42%. Union Pacific has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Union Pacific is 49.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Union Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.98% next year. This indicates that Union Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Union Pacific shares split on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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 announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 3rd 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

921 employees have rated Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz on Glassdoor.com. Lance Fritz has an approval rating of 8% among Union Pacific's employees. This puts Lance Fritz in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to Union Pacific include Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Guangshen Railway (GSHHY) and Pioneer Railcorp (PRRR).
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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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Chemung Canal Trust Co. (0.00%), Park National Corp OH (0.00%), Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.00%) and First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Kenyatta G Rocker, Robert M Knight Jr, Todd M Rynaski, Vincenzo J Vena and William J Delaney III.
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UNP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, Park National Corp OH, and Insight Wealth Strategies LLC. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last two years include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Kenyatta G Rocker, and Todd M Rynaski.
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UNP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chemung Canal Trust Co..
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Shares of UNP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of UNP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $215.26.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has a market capitalization of $135.19 billion and generates $21.80 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $6.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.52 on an earnings per share basis.

Union Pacific employs 32,124 workers across the globe.

Union Pacific was founded in 1862.

Union Pacific's mailing address is 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE, 68179. The official website for Union Pacific is www.up.com. The railroad operator can be reached via phone at (402) 544-5000, via email at investor.relations@up.com, or via fax at 402-271-6408.