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Company snapshot — Union Pacific Corporation

UNP in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Union Pacific runs a freight railroad across the western United States, moving grain, coal, chemicals, forest products, metals, petroleum and finished vehicles for shippers who need bulk goods carried long distances. It also carries merchandise in intermodal containers, linking ports and inland hubs to factories and distribution centres. The company traces back to 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Where it sits in the stack
Union Pacific carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our AI-focused indices, and sits instead in the broader industrials sleeve of our universe as a railroad and freight-logistics name.
Who it is priced against
Our universe has no assigned peer group for it; the comparison the market draws is with the other big North American freight railroads, most often Norfolk Southern.
Why Closelook tracks it
It is an S&P 500 constituent but not a Rubin or Halo name, carries no Closelook score yet, and has not been quoted in the diary.
What the diary watches
Whether shifts in intermodal and industrial-goods volumes change the freight mix the diary reads off its chart, alongside any move in analyst sentiment already showing in the ratings.

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: UNP news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for UNP, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: upgrade by RBC Capital, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for UNP from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Upgrade RBC Capital — Outperform → Buy Upgraded to Buy from Outperform 2026-09-16
  • Price target UBS — target 339 Target set to $339 (+19.4% to spot) 2026-09-16

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Railroads · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Railroads

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against UNP on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.97%, quarterly · last 1.42 USD on 2026-08-31

Dividends and capital return

What UNP pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.56 USD per share · a 1.97% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year +3.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 5.40 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.42 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-31
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.30 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.28 USD · 2025: 5.44 USD · 2026: 4.18 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-07

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)?

Union Pacific Corporation trades as UNP on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is UNP in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Union Pacific Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does UNP trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -4.1% vs the 50-day and +8.1% vs the 200-day average, 10.6% below the 52-week high and +33.2% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Union Pacific Corporation do?

Union Pacific runs a freight railroad across the western United States, moving grain, coal, chemicals, forest products, metals, petroleum and finished vehicles for shippers who need bulk goods carried long distances. It also carries merchandise in intermodal containers, linking ports and inland hubs to factories and distribution centres. The company traces back to 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our universe has no assigned peer group for it; the comparison the market draws is with the other big North American freight railroads, most often Norfolk Southern.

Where does Union Pacific Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Union Pacific carries no seat in Rubin or Halo, our AI-focused indices, and sits instead in the broader industrials sleeve of our universe as a railroad and freight-logistics name. It is an S&P 500 constituent but not a Rubin or Halo name, carries no Closelook score yet, and has not been quoted in the diary.

Does Union Pacific Corporation pay a dividend?

Union Pacific Corporation has paid 5.56 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.97% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.42 USD on 2026-08-31. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Union Pacific Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Union Pacific Corporation on the Closelook wire is a upgrade by RBC Capital on 2026-09-16 (Outperform → Buy). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for UNP, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Railroads, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.