LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / September 20, 2017 / Pro-Trader Daily takes a look at the latest corporate events and news making the headlines for Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE: UNP), following which we have published a free report that can be viewed by signing up at http://protraderdaily.com/optin/?symbol=UNP. The Company announced on September 15, 2017, that it had redesigned its Marketing & Sales organization to refocus on the evolving customer needs. The Company has consolidated its six major business units into four, namely: (i) Agricultural Products, (ii) Energy, (iii) Industrial, and (iv) Premium. The Company is also refocusing its customer service center and consolidating four subsidiaries into one to better deliver services to its customers. For immediate access to our complimentary reports, including today's coverage, register for free now at:

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The Announcement

According to the announcement, the new Agricultural Products segment will be led by Brad Thrasher and would include all of the markets previously under the Agricultural Products business unit, and also adding the fertilizer market. The Energy segment, on the other hand, will be overlooked by Linda Brandl and would include the previous Coal business team, in addition to frac sand, LPG, petroleum, and wind markets.

The Premium segment will be led by Jason Hess and will include all the markets previously served by the Company's Intermodal and Automotive business units. The Industrial segment, for its part, will be led by Kenny Rocker and would include markets that comprised of the previous Industrial Products business unit, excluding frac sand and the wind markets, but adding industrial chemicals, plastics, and soda ash markets from the former Chemical business unit.

Additionally, Union Pacific announced that it is changing the name of the National Customer Service Center to Customer Care & Support in order to align closely with the core focus of that team, led by Kari Kirchhoefer. The Company is also expanding its Economic and Industrial Development team to enhance the work done with customers and local economic development teams to deliver transportation options to customers not served by rail.

Effective from November 01, 2017, Union Pacific Railroad will merge four subsidiaries, namely: (i) Union Pacific Distribution Services (UPDS), (ii) Streamline, (iii) ShipCarsNow, and (iv) Insight Network Logistics (INL) into a single, wholly-owned subsidiary, named Loup Logistics Co., which will be led by Shawntell Kroese. Loup Logistics will combine the respective strengths of UPDS, Streamline, ShipCarsNow, and INL to deliver innovative transportation and logistics services to help connect shippers to rail. Loup Logistics, according to Union Pacific, will be located at the Union Pacific Headquarters in Omaha.

Company Growth Prospects

Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating business of Union Pacific and connects 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, thus delivering a critical link in the global supply chain. The Company invested about $34 billion in its network and operations to support the country's transportation infrastructure. The railroad's business groups comprise of Agricultural Products, Energy, Industrial, and Premium.

Union Pacific announced its Q2 2017 results on August 30, 2017, where it announced preparing 27 additional track segments for PTC (Positive Train Control) bringing the total number of track segments to 104. The Company additionally educated more than 3,400 additional employees during the quarter and increased the number of route miles by 1,900 in PTC operations.

Last Close Stock Review

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, the stock closed the trading session at $113.00, marginally advancing 0.87% from its previous closing price of $112.03. A total volume of 4.14 million shares have exchanged hands, which was higher than the 3-month average volume of 3.60 million shares. Union Pacific's stock price rallied 8.76% in the last one month, 9.02% in the past six months, and 21.39% in the previous twelve months. Furthermore, since the start of the year, shares of the Company have gained 8.99%. The stock is trading at a PE ratio of 20.50 and has a dividend yield of 2.14%. The stock currently has a market cap of $90.86 billion.

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