Union Pacific Stock Forecast, Price & News

Union Pacific's stock was trading at $141.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, UNP shares have increased by 45.3% and is now trading at $205.64.
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24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 16 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Union Pacific is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 22nd. The railroad operator reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.05. The railroad operator earned $4.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.97 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.54% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.22 earnings per share.
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Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.97 per share on Wednesday, December 30th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th.
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Union Pacific shares split before market open on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly minted shares were payable 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 announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback 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 buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

24 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $138.00 to $223.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's share price to reach $184.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.1%.
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Union Pacific saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,350,000 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the September 30th total of 3,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,650,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Union Pacific include Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Central Japan Railway (CJPRY), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Guangshen Railway (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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.23%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.53%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.96%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.90%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.80%) and Morgan Stanley (0.71%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Rhonda S Ferguson, 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 CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, State Street Corp, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Egerton Capital UK LLP, Cibc World Markets Corp, Interval Partners LP, and Point72 Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, and Todd M Rynaski.
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UNP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Standard Life Aberdeen plc, First Trust Advisors LP, Jennison Associates LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Morgan Stanley, Sustainable Growth Advisers LP, Candlestick Capital Management LP, and Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT. Company insiders that have bought Union Pacific stock in the last two years include Vincenzo J Vena, and William J Delaney III.
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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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of UNP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $205.64.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $138.57 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 31,362 workers across the globe.

The official website for Union Pacific is 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]