NYSE:UNPUnion Pacific Stock Price, Forecast & News

Union Pacific's stock was trading at $141.56 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UNP stock has increased by 19.4% and is now trading at $169.04. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

26 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 16 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, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Union Pacific.

Union Pacific will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 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) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.25. The railroad operator had revenue of $5.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.08 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 34.15% and a net margin of 27.85%. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.93 earnings per share. View Union Pacific's earnings history.

Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 28th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

Union Pacific shares split on the morning of Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly issued shares were distributed 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 has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase 150,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

26 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Union Pacific's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $205.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's share price to reach $174.28 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

Press coverage about UNP stock has been trending negative on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Union Pacific.

Union Pacific saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,430,000 shares, a decline of 19.0% from the May 31st total of 7,940,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,610,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH). View all competitors.

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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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. (0.01%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%) and Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., West Branch Capital LLC, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, and Windsor Group LTD. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, and Robert M Knight Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Union Pacific.

UNP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc., Platte River Wealth Advisors LLC, American National Bank, Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC, and Cullinan Associates 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 $169.04.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $114.71 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.

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]