Union Pacific Corp. [UNP] stock is trading at $240.69, down -0.36%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The UNP shares have lost -1.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.13%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 28, March 2024, Union Pacific Corporation Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) will release first quarter 2024 financial and operating results on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 7:45 a.m. ET. The company’s management team will host a conference call and live webcast at 8:45 a.m. ET.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE: UNP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 26, 2024, when TD Cowen reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $251 from $228. Previously, Bernstein upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 22, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $280. On October 20, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $235 on the stock. Atlantic Equities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $244 on July 27, 2023. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $257 on May 22, 2023. Wolfe Research reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on April 21, 2023, and downed its price target to $220. In a note dated April 21, 2023, UBS reiterated an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $210 to $212.
Union Pacific Corp. [UNP] stock has fluctuated between $190.37 and $258.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $243.04 within the next 12 months. Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE: UNP] shares were valued at $240.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.98% based on the average UNP price forecast.
Analyzing the UNP fundamentals
Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE:UNP] reported sales of 24.12B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.34%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.38%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.34%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.47 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.31.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 238.65 points at the first support level, and at 236.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 243.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 246.97.
Union Pacific Corp. [UNP] reported earnings per share of $2.52 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $2.39/share, meaning a difference of $0.13 and a surprise factor of 5.40%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $2.51 per share as compared to estimates of $2.44 per share, a difference of $0.07 representing a surprise of 2.90%.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Union Pacific Corp.’s Current Ratio is 0.81. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.67 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.09, the price to book ratio is 9.92 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.02.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Whited Elizabeth F, PRESIDENT, that happened on Feb 15 ’24 when 3750.0 shares were sold. PRESIDENT, Whited Elizabeth F completed a deal on Feb 14 ’24 to sell 3750.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hamann Jennifer L sold 1000.0 shares on Dec 13 ’23.
