NYSE:UNPUnion Pacific Stock Price, Forecast & News

Union Pacific's stock was trading at $141.56 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UNP shares have 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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.25. The railroad operator earned $5.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.08 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.85% and a return on equity of 34.15%. Union Pacific's quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.93 earnings per share. View Union Pacific's earnings history.

Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

Union Pacific shares 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 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 stock buyback plan 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. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

26 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $205.00. On average, they expect 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 this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a coverage optimism score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Union Pacific.

Union Pacific saw a decrease in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,430,000 shares, a decrease of 19.0% from the May 31st total of 7,940,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,610,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's 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 shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Rockland Trust Co. (0.01%), Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. (0.01%) and Carnegie Capital Asset Management 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, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc., Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., Addenda Capital Inc., and West Branch Capital LLC. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, DNB Asset Management AS, O Keefe Stevens Advisory Inc., Platte River Wealth Advisors LLC, Legacy Private Trust Co., and American National Bank. 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]