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UNP vs. AAL, CSX, JBHT, CNI, CP, NSC, UPS, RVSN, FDX, and DAL

Should you be buying Union Pacific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Pacific include American Airlines Group (AAL), CSX (CSX), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Norfolk Southern (NSC), United Parcel Service (UPS), Rail Vision (RVSN), FedEx (FDX), and Delta Air Lines (DAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

Union Pacific vs. Its Competitors

American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Union Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Union Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Union Pacific has a net margin of 28.43% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 41.73% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68%
Union Pacific 28.43%41.73%10.08%

In the previous week, Union Pacific had 32 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Union Pacific and 15 mentions for American Airlines Group. Union Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat American Airlines Group's score of 1.27 indicating that Union Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Airlines Group
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Union Pacific
34 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Union Pacific has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Union Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Airlines Group$54.21B0.15$846M$0.8015.84
Union Pacific$24.25B5.28$6.75B$11.5118.77

American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Pacific has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

American Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.94, suggesting a potential upside of 33.69%. Union Pacific has a consensus price target of $258.21, suggesting a potential upside of 19.50%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Union Pacific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Airlines Group
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Union Pacific
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Summary

Union Pacific beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UNP vs. The Competition

MetricUnion PacificTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$128.28B$44.21B$7.25B$21.61B
Dividend Yield2.56%1.80%949.03%3.51%
P/E Ratio18.7911.9613.7529.76
Price / Sales5.284.94468.9152.05
Price / Cash14.3221.867.9624.46
Price / Book7.762.732.234.60
Net Income$6.75B$2.47B$562.43M$999.91M
7 Day Performance-3.16%-0.81%1.67%1.28%
1 Month Performance-1.58%-0.40%5.88%6.63%
1 Year Performance-12.69%1.58%11.52%17.12%

Union Pacific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UNP
Union Pacific
4.8136 of 5 stars
$216.07
+0.4%
$258.21
+19.5%
-14.9%$128.28B$24.25B18.7932,439Positive News
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.0706 of 5 stars
$13.37
+0.9%
$16.94
+26.7%
+16.7%$8.82B$54.25B16.71133,300Positive News
CSX
CSX
4.4551 of 5 stars
$32.51
-0.5%
$37.00
+13.8%
-4.4%$60.61B$14.54B20.0723,500Trending News
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.9601 of 5 stars
$144.99
+0.7%
$164.90
+13.7%
-19.7%$14.04B$12.09B26.3633,646Positive News
CNI
Canadian National Railway
4.8553 of 5 stars
$96.85
+0.8%
$118.36
+22.2%
-20.2%$60.46B$17.14B18.6225,428Positive News
Ex-Dividend
Short Interest ↑
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
4.3833 of 5 stars
$76.23
-0.1%
$92.30
+21.1%
-11.4%$69.64B$14.92B23.7519,797Positive News
NSC
Norfolk Southern
3.8553 of 5 stars
$279.88
+0.7%
$285.15
+1.9%
+5.8%$62.87B$12.12B18.9119,600News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↑
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.967 of 5 stars
$87.54
+0.3%
$112.81
+28.9%
-35.4%$74.20B$91.07B13.03490,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RVSN
Rail Vision
1.3883 of 5 stars
$0.40
-3.5%
N/A-16.5%$20.89M$1.30M-0.0960News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
FDX
FedEx
4.7018 of 5 stars
$230.96
-0.1%
$282.96
+22.5%
-20.4%$54.49B$87.93B13.68440,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
DAL
Delta Air Lines
4.6084 of 5 stars
$61.84
-0.2%
$66.21
+7.1%
+41.5%$40.38B$61.93B8.96100,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:UNP) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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