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 24.5% and is now trading at $176.31. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 15 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.25. The railroad operator earned $5.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be paid 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 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

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 minted shares were distributed 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 of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which allows the company to buyback 150,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

25 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $205.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's stock price to reach $174.71 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.9%. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

Media headlines about UNP stock have been trending positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a media sentiment score of 2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Union Pacific.

Union Pacific saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,430,000 shares, a drop 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.04%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), CENTRAL TRUST Co (0.03%), Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. (0.02%) and TIAA FSB (0.02%). 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 Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, Manning & Napier Group LLC, and Cox Capital Mgt 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Veracity Capital LLC, Gradient Investments LLC, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., TIAA FSB, Howland Capital Management LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, and DNB Asset Management AS. 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 $176.31.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $119.64 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]