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Barchart.coms Chart of the Day - Union Pacific (UNP)

Barchart Research Team - BC - Fri Aug 03, 11:47PM CDT

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UNP - Union Pacific Corp.

The "Chart of the Day" is Union Pacific (UNP), which showed up on Friday's Barchart "All-Time High" list. Union Pacific gapped higher on Friday, posted an all-time high of $126.91 and closed up +2.25%. TrendSpotter has been long Union Pacific since June 15 at $114.87. Last Tuesday, Union Pacific Railroad was named the 2011 Provider of the Year by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Vehicle Services Americas Inc. (WWL). This award evaluates railroad, truck and short sea companies to determine the best overall logistics excellence provider in the areas of quality, performance and customer service. Union Pacific also received WWL's 2011 Provider Recognition Award for Rail Services for best service of all railroad carriers. The award is a formula-based assessment of transit commitment, actual damage-free delivery and a quarterly survey. It is the second year in a row Union Pacific won both awards. On July 26, the Board of Directors of UNP declared a quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share on its common stock to shareholders of record Aug 31, 2012. UNP has paid dividends on its common stock for 113 consecutive years. UNP, with a market cap of $58.2 billion, consists of one reportable segment, rail transportation, and the company's other product lines. The railsegment includes the operations of the corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company's subsidiaries and rail affiliates. The company's other operations include the trucking product line, as well as the other product lines that include technology, self-insurance activities, corporate holding company operations, and all appropriate consolidating entries.

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How we found the Chart of the Day:

We found the "Chart of the Day" by scanning the Barchart "All Time High" list. In order to get to that list, we first clicked on the Stocks menu item on the Barchart home page, then on the "All Time Highs" menu item on the left menu bar. We then sorted the list by percentage gainers by clicking on the "Percent" column title. A stock that has posted a new All-Time high is typically showing strong upside momentum.

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• TrendSpotter: Buy
• Short-Term Indicators: 80% Buy
• Medium-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
• Long-Term Indicators: 100% Buy
• Overall Average 96% Buy

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