Union Pacific traded at $308.05 this Friday August 21st, increasing $4.08 or 1.34 percent since the previous trading session. Looking back, over the last four weeks, Union Pacific gained 5.29 percent. Over the last 12 months, its price rose by 35.20 percent. Looking ahead, we forecast Union Pacific to be priced at 301.46 by the end of this quarter and at 282.52 in one year, according to Trading Economics global macro models projections and analysts expectations.
Union Pacific Corporation is a railroad operating company in the United States. The Company operates through its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR). The Company connects approximately 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail and maintains coordinated schedules with other rail carriers for the handling of freight to and from the Atlantic Coast, the Pacific Coast, the Southeast, the Southwest, Canada and Mexico. Export and import traffic is moved through Gulf Coast and Pacific Coast ports and across the Mexican and Canadian borders. The Company's Railroad’s diversified business mix includes Bulk, Industrial, and Premium. It transports hazardous materials and other materials, including crude oil, ethanol, and toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) materials, such as chlorine, that pose risks in the event of a release or combustion.