Union Pacific Corp. [NYSE: UNP] gained 4.99% on the last trading session, reaching $243.55 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 2.29M shares, UNP reached a trading volume of 3897430 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Union Pacific Corp. [UNP]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for UNP shares is $269.41 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on UNP stock is a recommendation set at 2.03. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Jefferies have made an estimate for Union Pacific Corp. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on April 08, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen raised their target price from $228 to $251. The new note on the price target was released on January 26, 2024, representing the official price target for Union Pacific Corp. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $280, while Bernstein analysts kept a Outperform rating on UNP stock. On October 20, 2023, analysts increased their price target for UNP shares from 223 to 235.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Union Pacific Corp. is set at 4.35, with the Price to Sales ratio for UNP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.16. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 10.04, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.77. Price to Free Cash Flow for UNP in the course of the last twelve months was 31.12 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.67.
Trading performance analysis for UNP stock
Union Pacific Corp. [UNP] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.98. With this latest performance, UNP shares gained by 1.19% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 18.55% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 25.06% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for UNP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 57.10, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 63.52, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 53.76 for Union Pacific Corp. [UNP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 244.50, while it was recorded at 235.67 for the last single week of trading, and 229.29 for the last 200 days.
Union Pacific Corp. [UNP]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Union Pacific Corp.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.67 and a Current Ratio set at 0.81.
Union Pacific Corp. [UNP]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for UNP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Union Pacific Corp. go to 9.86%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Union Pacific Corp. [UNP]
The top three institutional holders of UNP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in UNP stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in UNP stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.
