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 shares have increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $145.76. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 12 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, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Union Pacific.

Union Pacific will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 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, January, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.01. The railroad operator had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.24 billion. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.27% and a return on equity of 32.86%. Union Pacific's quarterly revenue was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.12 earnings per share. View Union Pacific's earnings history.

Union Pacific declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $3.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. 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 issued shares were payable 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 stock buyback program on Thursday, February 7th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase 150,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $125.00 to $216.00. On average, they expect Union Pacific's stock price to reach $183.05 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Union Pacific.

News articles about UNP stock have trended very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Union Pacific earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutUnion Pacific.

Union Pacific saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 10,200,200 shares, a decrease of 8.8% from the February 27th total of 11,190,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,390,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View Union Pacific's Current Options Chain.

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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 shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.01%), Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. (0.01%), American National Bank (0.00%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). 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 Gradient Investments LLC, Park National Corp OH, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, Private Asset Management Inc., American National Bank, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA, Lake Street Financial LLC, and Fulcrum Equity Management. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Rhonda S Ferguson, and Robert M Knight Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Union Pacific.

UNP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Chemung Canal Trust Co., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, IBM Retirement Fund, Private Trust Co. NA, Sound Income Strategies LLC, Gantzert Investment Co. LLC ADV, and M&R Capital Management Inc.. 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 $145.76.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $100.61 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. View additional information about Union Pacific.

The official website for Union Pacific is http://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]