Union Pacific Corporation

Company Profile

Union Pacific Corporation had its IPO on 1978-01-13 under the ticker symbol UNP.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Railroads industry. Union Pacific Corporation has a staff strength of 31,766 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Union Pacific Corporation opened at $211.04 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $206.86 - $214.91, and closed at $213.87.

This is a +1.07% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,823,860 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Union Pacific Corporation have slipped by -3.24%.

Union Pacific Corporation's Key Ratios

Union Pacific Corporation has a market cap of $128.97 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 11.3913 and a price to sales ratio of 5.3434.

In the last 12-months Union Pacific Corporation’s revenue was $24.76 billion with a gross profit of $13.37 billion and an EBITDA of $11.73 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Union Pacific Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Union Pacific Corporation’s operating margin was 38.14% while its return on assets stood at 9.05% with a return of equity of 51.98%.

In Q2, Union Pacific Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -12.3% while revenue growth was a negative 4.9%.

Union Pacific Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

17.9533

Trailing PE

19.3251

PEG

2.1046

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $10.95 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 17.9533 and a PEG multiple of 2.1046. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Union Pacific Corporation’s profitability.

Union Pacific Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 6.8571 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.2994. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.3434.

Union Pacific Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $5.2 per share, indicating a yield of 2.46% and a payout ratio of 46.85%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$66.03 billion

Total Liabilities

$5.25 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-869000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$835 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

46.85%

Union Pacific Corporation ended 2023 with $66.03 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $66.03 billion while shareholder equity stood at $13.19 billion.

Union Pacific Corporation ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $5.25 billion in other current liabilities, 2782000000.00 in common stock, $60.50 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $830.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $830.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $1,745,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $31.56 billion.

Union Pacific Corporation’s total current assets stands at $3.75 billion while long-term investments were $2.52 billion and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $1.83 billion compared to accounts payable of $894.00 million and inventory worth $742.00 million.

In 2023, Union Pacific Corporation's operating cash flow was $-869000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $835 million.

Comparatively, Union Pacific Corporation paid $0.47 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$213.87

52-Week High

$239.0809

52-Week Low

$179.0898

Analyst Target Price

$218.59

Union Pacific Corporation stock is currently trading at $213.87 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $239.0809 and a 52-week low of $239.0809. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $218.59.

Its 50-day moving average was $218.89 and 200-day moving average was $204.4 The short ratio stood at 1.67 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 24% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8091.8% are held by institutions.