Union Pacific - UNP Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Union Pacific stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UNP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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18 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Union Pacific's shares. Their UNP stock forecasts range from $207.00 to $278.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's stock price to reach $248.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price.
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Union Pacific's stock was trading at $251.93 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, UNP shares have decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $228.62.
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Union Pacific is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 21st. The railroad operator reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.93. The railroad operator had revenue of $6.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 52.00% and a net margin of 29.23%. Union Pacific's revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.72 earnings per share.
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Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $1.30 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 30th.
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Union Pacific(NYSE:UNP) pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.27%. 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 48.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Union Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.67% next year. This indicates that Union Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Union Pacific's stock split before market open on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly created 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 declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board 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.

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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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.29%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.29%), Parnassus Investments LLC (0.29%), TD Asset Management Inc. (0.24%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.23%) and Maj Invest Holding A S (0.16%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Kenyatta G Rocker, Todd M Rynaski, Vincenzo J Vena and William J Delaney III.
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Shares of UNP stock 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 $228.62.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has a market capitalization of $142.77 billion and generates $21.80 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $6.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.73 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.