Union Pacific (UNP) Offering Possible 9.41% Return Over the Next 23 Calendar Days

Union Pacific's most recent trend suggests a bullish bias. One trading opportunity on Union Pacific is a Bull Put Spread using a strike $160.00 short put and a strike $150.00 long put offers a potential 9.41% return on risk over the next 23 calendar days. Maximum profit would be generated if the Bull Put Spread were to expire worthless, which would occur if the stock were above $160.00 by expiration. The full premium credit of $0.86 would be kept by the premium seller. The risk of $9.14 would be incurred if the stock dropped below the $150.00 long put strike price.

The 5-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the short-term momentum for Union Pacific is bullish and the probability of a rise in share price is higher if the stock starts trending.

The 20-day moving average is moving up which suggests that the medium-term momentum for Union Pacific is bullish.

The RSI indicator is above 80 which suggests that the stock is in overbought territory.

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LATEST NEWS for Union Pacific

Week 37: Intermodal Growth Supported US Rail Freight Traffic
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:41:11 +0000
On September 19, the AAR (Association of American Railroads) released its weekly traffic data on 12 key North American railroads. The weekly data pertained to Week 37, which ended on September 15. The Association’s weekly freight data is grouped into carload traffic and intermodal units, expressed in truck trailers and containers.

The Permian Basin’s Pipeline Woes Are About to Ease
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:15:00 +0000
Oil pipeline giant Plains All American Pipeline is about to start up one of its expansion projects.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s Dividend Yield, Buyback Programs
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:45:02 +0000
Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) latest quarterly dividend announcement of 0.65 Canadian dollars per share translates into an annualized dividend of 2.6 Canadian dollars per share. Based on the adjusted EPS of 7.87 Canadian dollars in the last four quarters, the railway’s dividend payout was at 33% as of September 21.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s Free Cash and Dividend Growth
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:15:02 +0000
In this part, we’ll evaluate Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) free cash flow. The free cash flow represents the residual operating cash after deducting the capex. If the operating cash flow goes up despite a proportionate rise in the capex, it results in a higher free cash flow.

Canadian Pacific Railway’s Third-Quarter Dividend
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:40:50 +0000
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), a US Class I railroad (IYT) and Canada’s number two rail freight carrier, declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.65 Canadian dollars per share on September 17. In the first quarter, Canadian Pacific Railway raised its quarterly dividend per share 15.5% from to the current levels from 0.5625 Canadian dollars. As of September 21, the railroad had 142.6 million outstanding common shares, which translates into a quarterly cash dividend payment of 93.0 million Canadian dollars.

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