At the time of writing, Union Pacific Corp. [UNP] stock is trading at $245.43, up 1.35%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The UNP shares have gain 2.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.47%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE: UNP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 17, 2024, when Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $238 from $276. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on June 07, 2024, and set its price target to $270. On May 03, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $267 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $258 on April 26, 2024. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $250 as its price target on April 08, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on January 26, 2024, and upped its price target to $251. In a note dated January 22, 2024, Bernstein upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $280.
For the past year, the stock price of Union Pacific Corp. fluctuated between $199.33 and $258.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $246.36 within the next 12 months. Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE: UNP] shares were valued at $245.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.38% based on the average UNP price forecast.
Analyzing the UNP fundamentals
According to Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE:UNP], the company’s sales were 24.14B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.74% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.45% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.39%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.35%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.15. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.95.
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 243.07 points at the first support level, and at 240.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 247.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 249.62.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE:UNP] has a current ratio of 1.05. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.19, the price to book ratio is 9.08 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved ELIZABETH WHITED, Officer, that happened on Jul 30 ’24 when 3553.0 shares were purchased. PRESIDENT, Whited Elizabeth F completed a deal on Feb 15 ’24 to sell 3750.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT Whited Elizabeth F sold 3750.0 shares on Feb 14 ’24.
