NYSE:UNPUnion Pacific Stock Price, Forecast & News

Union Pacific's stock was trading at $141.56 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, UNP stock has increased by 25.8% and is now trading at $178.05. 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 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Union Pacific.

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) announced its earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $5.08 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 34.15% and a net margin of 27.85%. The company's revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. Investors 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 yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

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 issued 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 declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase 150,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

26 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 expect Union Pacific's share price to reach $172.54 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

Media headlines about UNP stock have been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutUnion Pacific.

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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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.86%), State Street Corp (4.46%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.58%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.62%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.42%) and Capital World Investors (1.36%). 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 Capital World Investors, Morgan Stanley, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Jennison Associates LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, First Eagle Investment Management LLC, and State Street Corp. 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 Franklin Resources Inc., Wellington Management Group LLP, Fisher Asset Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Capital Research Global Investors, Public Investment Fund, and Pictet Asset Management Ltd.. 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 $178.05.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $120.82 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]