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 (WHO). Since then, UNP shares have increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $170.51. 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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.25. The railroad operator earned $5.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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 prior year, the firm posted $1.93 EPS. 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 given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 28th. View Union Pacific's dividend history.

Union Pacific shares split before market open on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly created 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 initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase 150,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

26 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Union Pacific's shares. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $205.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's stock price to reach $172.96 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

Media stories about UNP stock have trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a media sentiment score of 0.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. 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 number of retail and institutional 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 purchased 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 $170.51.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $115.70 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]