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After finishing at $215.45 in the prior trading day, Union Pacific Corp (NYSE: UNP) closed at $213.29, down -1.00%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.25 million shares were traded. UNP stock price reached its highest trading level at $214.745 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.5703.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UNP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 88.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.96.
On April 08, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $244.
On March 07, 2025, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $295.Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating on March 07, 2025, with a $295 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 27 ’25 when Richardson Craig V sold 6,495 shares for $252.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,636,740 led to the insider holds 26,319 shares of the business.
Whited Elizabeth F sold 7,500 shares of UNP for $1,875,000 on Jan 24 ’25. The PRESIDENT now owns 64,960 shares after completing the transaction at $250.00 per share. On Jan 27 ’25, another insider, CRAIG V RICHARDSON, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,495 shares for $252.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UNP now has a Market Capitalization of 128726056960 and an Enterprise Value of 159908577280. As of this moment, Union’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.595 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.13.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for UNP is 1.07, which has changed by -0.114795625 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07995045 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UNP has reached a high of $258.07, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $204.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.07M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3608150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 598.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 597.66M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.40% stake in the company. Shares short for UNP as of 1744675200 were 5887438 with a Short Ratio of 1.92, compared to 1741910400 on 7434831. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5887438 and a Short% of Float of 0.98.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, UNP’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.32, compared to 5.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024692506The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.14. The current Payout Ratio is 47.63% for UNP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-28 with an ex-dividend date of 1740700800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
