What Do You Need to Know About Union Pacific (UNP) Before Investing?

By Blake Campbell • Tuesday, December 19 11:52 • Permanent Link

Union Pacific logged a 0.7% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $242.76 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. UNP's trading volume is 708,438 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,471,987.

Union Pacific trades 9.09% away from its average analyst target price of $222.54 per share. The 26 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $167.04 to $258.83, and on average have given Union Pacific a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying UNP should be aware of the facts below:

Union Pacific has moved 17.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 24.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 10.42, Union Pacific has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
UNP has a forward P/E ratio of 23.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $10.41 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 4.37 — 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 10.57 compared to its sector average of 4.06
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 31,800 full time employees and a market cap of $147.99 Billion. Union Pacific currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.2%.

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