Union Pacific - UNP Stock Forecast, Price & News

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last twelve months. There are currently 12 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" UNP shares.
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22 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Union Pacific's stock. Their UNP share price forecasts range from $179.00 to $245.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $218.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.5% from the stock's current price.
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Union Pacific's stock was trading at $207.07 at the start of the year. Since then, UNP stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at $186.02.
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Union Pacific saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 7,260,000 shares, an increase of 50.0% from the February 13th total of 4,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,110,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 20th 2023.
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Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 24th. The railroad operator reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.75 by $0.08. The railroad operator earned $6.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.26 billion. Union Pacific had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.41% and a net margin of 28.13%. Union Pacific's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.66 earnings per share.
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Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.30 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.80%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 27th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares (TPOR), Pacer Industrials and Logistics ETF (SHPP), Engine No. 1 Transform Climate ETF (NETZ), IQ Winslow Focused Large Cap Growth ETF (IWFG), Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI), ProShares Supply Chain Logistics ETF (SUPL) and First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR).

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.74%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 16 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 46.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UNP will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Union Pacific split on the morning of 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 market closes on Friday, June 6th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Union Pacific declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 3rd 2022, which permits the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

921 employees have rated Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz on Glassdoor.com. Lance Fritz has an approval rating of 8% among the company'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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC (2.23%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.78%), Morgan Stanley (1.46%), Norges Bank (1.00%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.89%) and Deutsche Bank AG (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Kenyatta G Rocker, Teresa Finley, Todd M Rynaski 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 $186.02.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has a market capitalization of $113.82 billion and generates $24.88 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $7.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.22 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 33,179 workers across the globe.

Union Pacific's mailing address is 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE, 68179. The official website for the company 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.