What Are the Fundamentals Of UNP?

By Kim Brooks • Tuesday, June 06 12:32 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Union Pacific has moved -1.5% so far today on a volume of 951,219, compared to its average of 2,974,144.

Union Pacific trades -10.64% away from its average analyst target price of $219.04 per share. The 27 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $171.0 to $247.0, and on average have given Union Pacific a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in UNP, you'll want to know the following:

Union Pacific's current price is 197.5% above its Graham number of $65.79, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Union Pacific has moved -13.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 2.7%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 11.48, Union Pacific has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
UNP has a forward P/E ratio of 15.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $12.32 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.95 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Union Pacific is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 9.59 compared to its sector average of 3.78
Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States.
Based in Omaha, the company has 31,471 full time employees and a market cap of $119.34 Billion. Union Pacific currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.6%.

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