Union Pacific Stock Forecast, Price & 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 stock has increased by 46.9% and is now trading at $207.90.
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24 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 16 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Union Pacific stock.
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6,978 employees have rated Union Pacific CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Union Pacific's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 21st. The railroad operator reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.25 by $0.11. Union Pacific had a net margin of 27.40% and a return on equity of 31.71%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.02 EPS.
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Union Pacific announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 30th will be given a dividend of $0.97 per share on Wednesday, December 30th. This represents a $3.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th.
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Union Pacific pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.78%. The dividend payout ratio of Union Pacific is 46.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Union Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.77% next year. This indicates that Union Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Union Pacific's stock split on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly created 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 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 repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Union Pacific updated its fourth quarter 2020 IntraDay earnings guidance on Friday, January, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.1-5.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.05 billion.

24 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Union Pacific's stock. Their forecasts range from $160.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific's stock price to reach $201.44 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%.
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Union Pacific saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,630,000 shares, an increase of 15.1% from the December 15th total of 4,890,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,870,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.8% 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), Central Japan Railway (CJPRY), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Guangshen Railway (GSHHY) and Guangshen Railway (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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Maj Invest Holding A S (0.27%), Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.07%), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.04%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.03%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%) and Bartlett & Co. LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, 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 North Star Investment Management Corp., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, Highland Capital Management LLC, Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Pacer Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Capital City Trust Co. FL. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific company stock in the last year include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, and Todd M Rynaski.
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UNP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Maj Invest Holding A S, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Bainco International Investors, Windward Capital Management Co. CA, Pinnacle Bank, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, and Raymond James Trust N.A.. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of UNP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $207.90.

Union Pacific has a market capitalization of $140.10 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]