After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Union Pacific Corporation CEO Jim Vena and CFO Jennifer Hamann to Address the J.P. Morgan 2024 Industrials Conference.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Railroads industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Union Pacific Corp. is $150.04B. A total of 2.4 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Whited Elizabeth F sold 3,750 shares of UNP for 250.00 per share on Feb 15 ’24. After the transaction, the PRESIDENT now owns 56,682 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14 ’24, 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 ’23 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 ’23. Company shares held by the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now total 5,106.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Union Pacific Corp. pays an annual dividend of $5.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.11%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.54. 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.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, UNP has a high of $258.66 and a low of $183.69.
As of this writing, UNP has an earnings estimate of $2.53 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 22 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
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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.
