After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Union Pacific to Invest $3.4 Billion in Capital for Safe Operations, Growth with Customers.
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Union Pacific Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Railroads industry. The current market capitalization of Union Pacific Corp. is $154.05B. A total of 2.66 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.44M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, UNP has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 53 BUYs and 8 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 4,795 shares during that period but sold 16,314.
In the most recent transaction, Whited Elizabeth F sold 3,750 shares of UNP for 250.00 per share on Feb 15. After the transaction, the PRESIDENT now owns 56,682 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14, Whited Elizabeth F sold 3,750 shares at 246.36 per share. UNP shares that PRESIDENT owns now total 56,682.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hamann Jennifer L disposed of 1,000 shares on Dec 13 at a per-share price of $235.00. This resulted in the EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER holding 98,297 shares of UNP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Vena Vincenzo J bought 4,500 shares at $222.00 per share on Nov 21. Company shares held by the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now total 5,106.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Union Pacific Corp. pays an annual dividend of $5.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.17. UNP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/28/2024 when it declared a $1.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/28/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/7/2023. The UNP stock dividend was $1.30 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for UNP in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $264.01 with high estimates of $418.00 and low estimates of $200.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNP has a high of $258.09 and a low of $183.69.
As of this writing, UNP has an earnings estimate of $2.52 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 24 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.75 per share and a lower estimate of $2.39. The company reported an EPS of $2.51 in the last quarter, which was 2.90% higher than expectations of $2.44.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. UNP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.01B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $31.49B in debt and $5.74B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.25, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.16B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for UNP is Buy with a score of 4.27.
