Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.38 on March 31st

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of 1.38 per share by the railroad operator on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th.

Union Pacific has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 18 years. Union Pacific has a dividend payout ratio of 43.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Union Pacific to earn $13.11 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $5.52 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 42.1%.

Union Pacific Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of UNP stock opened at $252.92 on Friday. Union Pacific has a fifty-two week low of $204.66 and a fifty-two week high of $253.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $233.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $227.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a market cap of $150.02 billion, a PE ratio of 21.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.98.

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The railroad operator reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.92 by ($0.06). Union Pacific had a return on equity of 40.89% and a net margin of 29.12%.The business had revenue of $6.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.91 earnings per share. Union Pacific’s quarterly revenue was down .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Union Pacific will post 11.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Union Pacific

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is one of the largest freight railroad companies in the United States. Its principal operating subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad, has roots that trace back to the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 and the construction of the first transcontinental rail link completed in 1869. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and operates as a holding company for rail transportation and related services.

Union Pacific’s core business is the movement of freight by rail across an extensive rail network serving the western two‑thirds of the United States.