Union Pacific (UNP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is a transportation company that operates one of the largest freight railroad networks in the United States. Through its Union Pacific Railroad subsidiary, the company moves goods across the western two-thirds of the country, connecting major agricultural, industrial, energy, population and port markets.

Union Pacific transports a broad range of commodities and products, including agricultural goods, automotive shipments, chemicals, coal, industrial products, forest products and intermodal containers. Its network links the Pacific Coast and Pacific Northwest with the Gulf Coast, Midwest and other major markets, while connections with Mexican railroads support cross-border freight transportation.

The company traces its history to the Union Pacific Railway, established in 1862 to help build the first transcontinental railroad. The railroad’s historic connection with Central Pacific was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869. Union Pacific is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and Jim Vena serves as its president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $294.48 to $309.50
• 50-Day Range: $269.96 to $308.77
• 52-Week Range: $216.32 to $315.99
• Volume: 5.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $176.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.24
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: $325.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Union Pacific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Union Pacific scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 206th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Union Pacific has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 19 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Union Pacific is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Union Pacific has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Union Pacific are expected to grow by 7.31% in the coming year, from $13.13 to $14.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Union Pacific is 23.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Union Pacific is 23.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.19.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Union Pacific has a PEG Ratio of 3.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Union Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 8.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.71% of the float of Union Pacific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Union Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Union Pacific has recently increased by 0.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Union Pacific pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Union Pacific has been increasing its dividend for 18 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Union Pacific is 44.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Union Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.31% next year. This indicates that Union Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.45

News Sentiment

Union Pacific has a news sentiment score of 1.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Union Pacific this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 18 people have searched for UNP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added Union Pacific to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Union Pacific insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.22% of the stock of Union Pacific is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.38% of the stock of Union Pacific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/22/2026
• Today: 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Rail Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:UNP
• CIK: 100885
• Web: www.up.com
• Phone: (402) 544-5000
• Fax: 402-271-6408
• Employees: 29,287
• Year Founded: 1862

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Union Pacific: $325.09
• High Price Target: $375.00
• Low Price Target: $245.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.10
• P/E Growth: 3
• Net Income: $7.14 billion
• Net Margins: 28.90%
• Pretax Margin: 37.62%
• Return on Equity: 37.54%
• Return on Assets: 10.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.32
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.21
• Cash Flow: $15.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.13
• Book Value: $37.05 per share
• Price / Book: 8.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 594,250,000
• Free Float: 592,943,000
• Market Cap: $176.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.84