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 (WHO). Since then, UNP stock has increased by 21.5% and is now trading at $172.06.
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22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Union Pacific is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 15th 2020.
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Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.11. The railroad operator had revenue of $4.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.34 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.54% and a return on equity of 32.45%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.22 EPS.
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Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 30th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th.
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Shares of Union Pacific 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 of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback 150,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

22 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $202.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's stock price to reach $176.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.4% from the stock's current price.
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News coverage about UNP stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a news sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.
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Union Pacific saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,060,000 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the June 30th total of 3,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,490,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company's shares are sold short.
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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).
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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 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.41%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.16%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.15%), Strs Ohio (0.12%), Waverton Investment Management Ltd (0.09%) and Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.09%). 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.
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UNP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, Strs Ohio, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Cambiar Investors LLC, and Sawgrass Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, and Jennifer L Hamann.
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UNP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential PLC, WestEnd Advisors LLC, Veracity Capital LLC, Alley Co LLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Mackay Shields LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., and Gradient Investments LLC. Company insiders that have bought Union Pacific stock in the last two years include Vincenzo J Vena, and William J Delaney III.
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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 $172.06.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $116.80 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]