Union Pacific - UNP Stock Forecast, Price & News

19 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Union Pacific in the last year. There are currently 12 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" UNP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in UNP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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19 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Union Pacific's shares. Their UNP share price forecasts range from $207.00 to $278.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $248.09 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.4% from the stock's current price.
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Union Pacific's stock was trading at $251.93 at the beginning of the year. Since then, UNP stock has decreased by 9.2% and is now trading at $228.79.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Union Pacific Co. (NYSE:UNP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 21st. The railroad operator reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.93. The railroad operator earned $6.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.11 billion. Union Pacific had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 52.00% and a net margin of 29.23%. Union Pacific's revenue was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.72 earnings per share.
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Union Pacific announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $1.30 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.27%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 30th.
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Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.28%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 17 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 48.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, UNP will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.87% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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 minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, June 6th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Union Pacific declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 3rd 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback 100,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

921 employees have rated Union Pacific Chief Executive Officer Lance Fritz on Glassdoor.com. Lance Fritz has an approval rating of 8% among the company's employees. This puts Lance Fritz in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.44%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.74%), FMR LLC (1.18%), Northern Trust Corp (1.16%), Deutsche Bank AG (0.90%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth F Whited, Jennifer L Hamann, Kenyatta G Rocker, Todd M Rynaski, Vincenzo J Vena and William J Delaney III.
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Shares of UNP stock 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.
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One share of UNP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $228.79.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) has a market capitalization of $142.87 billion and generates $21.80 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $6.52 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.73 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 32,124 workers across the globe.

Union Pacific was founded in 1862.

Union Pacific's mailing address is 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE, 68179. The official website for the company is www.up.com. The railroad operator can be reached via phone at (402) 544-5000, via email at investor.relations@up.com, or via fax at 402-271-6408.