Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Union Pacific (UNP)

Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 9/20/2024 – Union Pacific had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $280.00 to $275.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/20/2024 – Union Pacific had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/12/2024 – Union Pacific had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/4/2024 – Union Pacific was downgraded by analysts at Daiwa America from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 7/29/2024 – Union Pacific had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They now have a $266.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/26/2024 – Union Pacific had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $290.00 to $280.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/26/2024 – Union Pacific had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $281.00 to $275.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/26/2024 – Union Pacific had its price target lowered by analysts at TD Cowen from $259.00 to $255.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Union Pacific Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of UNP stock traded down $3.05 on Friday, hitting $245.39. The stock had a trading volume of 6,698,333 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,283,496. The firm has a market cap of $149.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.42, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.05. Union Pacific Co. has a twelve month low of $199.33 and a twelve month high of $258.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.05, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $245.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $239.17.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The railroad operator reported $2.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.05 billion. Union Pacific had a return on equity of 42.62% and a net margin of 26.90%. Union Pacific’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.57 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Union Pacific Co. will post 11.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Union Pacific Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. This is a positive change from Union Pacific’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.30. This represents a $5.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.18%. Union Pacific’s payout ratio is currently 51.15%.

Insider Activity

In other news, President Elizabeth F. Whited sold 3,552 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.59, for a total transaction of $875,887.68. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 64,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,014,787.55. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Union Pacific

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UNP. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Richardson Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Union Pacific during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Union Pacific by 211.4% in the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 109 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Cultivar Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Union Pacific during the second quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new position in shares of Union Pacific in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.38% of the company’s stock.

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The company offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, ethanol producers, renewable biofuel producers, and other agricultural users; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers.