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Don't Take a Position in Union Pacific Stocks Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

Union Pacific logged a 0.4% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $200.17 per share.

Union Pacific shares moved -19.3% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $250.52 and a low of $183.69. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -12.0%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $199.13. Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. The large-cap Industrials company has 30,717 full time employees and is based in Omaha, NE. Union Pacific has returned a 2.5% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Snapshot of the Company's Strong operating Margins:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $21,708 $19,533 $21,804 $24,875
Revenue Growth n/a -10.02% 11.63% 14.08%
Gross Margins 44.3% 47.0% 48.2% 45.0%
Gross Margins Growth n/a 6.09% 2.55% -6.64%
Operating Margins 39.4% 40.1% 42.8% 39.9%
Operating Margins Growth n/a 1.78% 6.73% -6.78%
Net Margins 27.27% 27.38% 29.92% 28.13%
Net Margins Growth n/a 0.4% 9.28% -5.98%
Earnings Per Share $8.38 $7.88 $9.95 $11.2
EPS Growth n/a -5.97% 26.27% 12.56%
Diluted Shares (MM) 706 679 655 610
Free Cash Flow (MM) $5,156 $5,613 $6,096 $5,742
FCF Growth n/a 8.86% 8.61% -5.81%
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$3,453 -$2,927 -$2,936 -$3,620
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.21 2.41 2.43 2.57

Union Pacific Is Too Expensive at Current Levels:

Compared to the Industrials sector's average of 20.49, Union Pacific has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 17.9 and, according to its EPS guidance of 12.53, an expected P/E ratio of 16.0. Union Pacific's PEG ratio is 2.12 based on its 8.4% compound average growth rate of historical and projected earnings per share. This suggests that the company's shares are overvalued.

Union Pacific's P/B ratio is 10.1 compared to its sector average of 3.78. The company is likely overvalued in terms of its net asset value. The company's shares are currently trading 209.7% above their fair value as expressed by Benjamin Graham's formula:

√(22.5 * 4-year average EPS * book value per share) = √(22.5 * 9.35 * 19.861) = $64.64

Union Pacific Is the Subject of Mixed Market Indicators:

27 analysts are following Union Pacific and have set target prices ranging from $176.0 to $245.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At the current price of $200.17, UNP is trading -9.15% away from its average analyst target price of $220.33 per share, implying an analyst consensus of some upside potential for the stock.

The company has a very low short interest since 1.0% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 81.1% of Union Pacific's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 0.24%. The biggest shareholder is the Vanguard Group, Inc. with a 9% stake in the company worth approximately $10,862,470,559.

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