Union Pacific Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:UNP)

Union Pacific Corporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "UNP."

Union Pacific Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.605 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 29th. View Union Pacific Corporation's Dividend History.

Shares of Union Pacific Corporation split before market open on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, May 15th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, June 6th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Union Pacific Corporation stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 20th. The company reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.06. The firm earned $5.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.19 billion. Union Pacific Corporation had a net margin of 21.79% and a return on equity of 22.70%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. View Union Pacific Corporation's Earnings History.

Union Pacific Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 18th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Union Pacific Corporation.

18 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Union Pacific Corporation's shares. Their predictions range from $96.00 to $131.00. On average, they anticipate Union Pacific Corporation's share price to reach $113.69 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Union Pacific Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Union Pacific Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "The improvement in the coal scenario is very encouraging as headwinds pertaining to the commodity were largely responsible for Union Pacific underperforming industry to which it belongs, for the last one year. Overall volumes improved in the second quarter of 2017 driven by a 17% rise in coal volumes.  Coal revenues also rose 25%, aiding the overall top line as the company reported better-than-expected earnings per share and revenues in the second quarter. Union Pacific expects the scenario regarding business volumes to improve further in the second half of the year. Additionally, its 2017 capital plan worth $3.1 billion is also encouraging. However, the company's high debt levels remain a major concern. The company’s outlook on its automotive unit is also concerning. Notably, sluggish auto production is likely to hurt results, going forward." (7/24/2017)
• 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "Our 2017 and 2018 EPS estimates have been increased from $5.50 and $6.10 to $5.55 and $6.15, respectively. We are introducing our 2019 EPS estimate at $6.80. Our 12-month target price increases from $98 to $102 or 15.0x our 2019 EPS estimate of $6.80, and our rating remains hold." (1/20/2017)
• 3. Aegis analysts commented, "We are raising our price target for UNP shares from $115 to $120 per share, and adjusting our EPS estimates for a later timing on corporate tax reform and improving railroad fundamentals. Underlying our price target change are stronger underlying volumes and yields for 2017 for UNP's core business, offset by a change in our tax reform assumption, moving much that benefit to our 2018 EPS outlook, so our 2017 EPS estimate declines from $6.65 to $6.10, as we take back 550 of the 700bp of tax rate relief we had previous modeled in 2017, while our 2018 EPS is raised to $7.60 on 700bp lower tax rates." (1/20/2017)

Union Pacific Corporation saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 10,611,701 shares, an increase of 41.4% from the August 15th total of 7,504,258 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,839,473 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Union Pacific Corporation include Canadian National Railway Company (CNI), CSX Corporation (CSX), Norfolk Souther Corporation (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), XPO Logistics (XPO), Amerco (UHAL), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR), Ryder System (R), Schneider National (SNDR), Swift Transportation Company (SWFT), Hub Group (HUBG), ArcBest Corporation (ARCB), Northgate plc (NTG), Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), YRC Worldwide (YRCW) and Clipper Logistics PLC (CLG).

Union Pacific Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Lance M. Fritz, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Corporation and the Railroad
• Robert M. Knight Jr., Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of UPC and the Railroad
• Eric L. Butler, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Corporate Secretary
• Rhonda S. Ferguson, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
• Cameron A. Scott, Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer of the Railroad
• Elizabeth F. Whited, Executive Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer of the Railroad
• Todd M. Rynaski, Vice President, Controller of UPC; Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of the Railroad
• Michael R. McCarthy, Lead Independent Director
• Bhavesh V. Patel, Director
• Andrew H. Card Jr., Independent Director

Union Pacific Corporation's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.68%), BlackRock Inc. (6.34%), State Street Corp (4.20%), Capital Research Global Investors (3.54%), Dodge & Cox (1.68%) and FMR LLC (1.20%). Company insiders that own Union Pacific Corporation stock include Andrew H Card Jr, Cameron A Scott, Diane K Duren, Elizabeth F Whited, Eric L Butler, Michael R Mccarthy, Michael W Mcconnell, Richards Judith Hope, Robert M Knight Jr and Steven R Rogel. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Union Pacific Corporation.

Union Pacific Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors, Franklin Resources Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., Harris Associates L P, State Street Corp, Teachers Advisors LLC and Westpac Banking Corp. Company insiders that have sold Union Pacific Corporation stock in the last year include Andrew H Card Jr, Cameron A Scott, Diane K Duren, Elizabeth F Whited, Eric L Butler, Michael W Mcconnell and Steven R Rogel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Union Pacific Corporation.

Union Pacific Corporation's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Voya Investment Management LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Vanguard Group Inc., Harbour Capital Advisors LLC and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought Union Pacific Corporation stock in the last two years include Andrew H Card Jr and Michael R Mccarthy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Union Pacific Corporation.

Shares of Union Pacific Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Union Pacific Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.34.