Union Pacific is a railroad company located in Nebraska, United States, which is part of the Industrials sector, and is traded under the ticker UNP on the NYSE exchange.
Union Pacific stock last closed at $233.31, down 0.76% from the previous day, and has decreased 1.14% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Railroads industry by 0.09 percentage points. Union Pacific stock is currently +14% from its 52-week low of $204.66, and -9.59% from its 52-week high of $258.07.
At the moment, there are 597.48M shares of UNP outstanding. The market cap of UNP is $139.40B. In the last 24 hours, 1.97M UNP shares were traded.
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Out of 19 Equities analysts who give forecasts on UNP, the consensus analyst rating on Union Pacific is a Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Bascome Majors, a top 17% analyst from Susquehanna upgrades UNP to a strong buy rating and raises their UNP price target from $245.00 to $260.00, on Jun 24, 2025.
Susquehanna's Bascome Majors upgraded their rating on Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) from Hold to Strong Buy on 2025/06/24. The analyst also raised their price target by 6.1% from $245 to $260.
Majors' price target hike on Union Pacific was delivered in a Q2 2025 preview of names in their Transportation sector coverage area.
There is still one week remaining in the quarter, and rail volumes have already exceeded expectations, the analyst said.
However, Majors expressed caution on rail volume projections made before the end of the Q1 results season "under the cloud of Liberation Day uncertainty."
With train traffic greater than expected, the analyst said they see Union Pacific's stock price underperformance as a buying opportunity.
Jordan Alliger, a top 13% analyst from Goldman Sachs downgrades UNP to a hold rating and maintains their UNP price target from $263.00 to $263.00, on Jun 2, 2025.
Ken Hoexter, a top 26% analyst from Bank of America maintains UNP with a strong buy rating and raises their UNP price target from $256.00 to $262.00, on May 16, 2025.
Daniel Imbro, a top 11% analyst from Stephens & Co. maintains UNP with a strong buy rating and lowers their UNP price target from $275.00 to $255.00, on Apr 28, 2025.
Patrick Brown, a top 1% analyst from Raymond James maintains UNP with a strong buy rating and lowers their UNP price target from $260.00 to $258.00, on Apr 25, 2025.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Union Pacific stock forecast page.
Last year, UNP earnings were $6.73B. During the past five year, UNP's earnings have increased by 5.23% per year. This was slower than the Railroads industry average of 6.39%.
Last year, UNP revenue was $24.25B. In the past five year, UNP's revenue has gone up by 2.38% per year. This was slower than the Railroads industry average of 4.6%.
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Over the last year, insiders at UNP have sold more shares than they have bought.
Christina B. Conlin, SVP CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER CORP of UNP, was the latest UNP insider to buy. They bought $1,422.00 worth of UNP stock on Jul 10, 2025.
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Union Pacific pays a dividend of 2.3%, compared to the Railroads industry's average dividend yield of 1.56%. If you owned $1,000 of UNP stock, you would have received $22.97 in the past 12 months.
Union Pacific dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more info about Union Pacific dividend yield and history here.
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