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UNP·Union Pacific Corporation

$292.11
-5.84 (-1.96%)
High
$297.95
Open
$292.31
Market Cap
176.85B
52W High
$315.99
Low
$289.41
P. Close
$292.11
P/E
23.21
52W Low
$217.52
Fwd P/E
20.70
DailyIQ Est.
$342.94
Inst. Own.
73.1%
Short Interest
4.61%
Days to Cover
12.9
Div. Yield
1.87%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 30
Div. Growth
19+ yrs
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Oct 22, 2026Guidance reaffirmed · tone +5.2 vs prior release · 30 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
75
BULLISH
News Sentiment
39
BEARISH
On Nov 5, Baird Research downgraded Union Pacific to Neutral from Buy, lowering its price target to $310 from $334.65 and citing concerns over earnings growth and competitive pressures in the rail industry. The same day, Baird also cut the rating from Outperform to Neutral, noting rising fuel costs and regulatory uncertainty as factors that could dampen the company’s historical profitability. On Nov 5, the Surface Transportation Board ordered Union Pacific to publicly release a recording of CEO Jim Vena’s remarks to a shippers’ conference, rejecting the railroad’s appeal; the video allegedly threatened higher rates for shippers opposing the proposed $85 billion Norfolk Southern acquisition, raising transparency concerns during the merger review. That same day, Union Pacific shares fell after the Baird downgrade, reflecting investors’ sensitivity to analyst revisions and the potential impact on future profitability. The combination of the downgrade and the STB order highlighted regulatory scrutiny and market caution surrounding Union Pacific’s earnings outlook and merger strategy.
LOW TARGET
$245 -16.1%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$331 +13.4%
17 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$375 +28.4%
13 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$245.00 - $375.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
9/13/8/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$342.94 (+17.4%)
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Railroads
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Website
Symbol
UNP
Description
Union Pacific Corporation, a leading transportation provider, primarily operates through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company. The company's core business revolves around the efficient movement of diverse commodities across the United States via rail. Union Pacific offers critical transportation services for essential goods, ranging from agricultural products like grain and fertilizers, to energy resources such as coal and renewable fuels. In addition, the company facilitates the transport of various industrial materials, including chemicals, plastics, and metals, alongside finished automobiles and intermodal containerized merchandise. Founded in 1862 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Union Pacific plays a crucial role in the national supply chain, connecting producers and consumers across the country.
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
2,991 shares
$790K
Powers Carrie JVP & CONTROLLER
Award/Grant5.676 shares2026-10-10
Rocker Kenyatta GEVP MARKETING & SALES
Award/Grant2.673 shares2026-10-10
Conlin Christina BEVP CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & CORP
Award/Grant2.281 shares2026-10-10
Edison Sheri H.-
Award/Grant179 shares2026-10-01
Finley Teresa-
Award/Grant179 shares2026-10-01
70/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Net Margin
29.1%
Revenue CAGR
2.3%
Current Ratio
0.91x
Debt / Equity
1.72x
Return on Equity
38.7%
Earnings Summary
In the most recent two quarters, Q1 2026 revenue of $6.217B and Q2 2026 revenue of $6.864B showed a 10.5% YoY increase, while EPS rose from $2.93 to $3.41, beating estimates in both periods; Q1 2026 EPS beat by $0.04 and Q2 2026 by $0.15. The company’s EPS growth accelerated from 2025’s $3.01 to $3.53 in Q3 2026, with revenue growth maintaining a steady 8-10% pace, and the firm has consistently beat earnings estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters. Historically, Union Pacific has posted double‑digit revenue growth year over year, with EPS rising 12% in 2025 and 15% in 2026, while maintaining a high single‑digit EPS growth guidance for 2026; the company’s revenue has outpaced EPS in recent periods, reflecting strong freight volumes. Recent news on Oct 23 highlighted record freight volumes and a reaffirmed high single‑digit EPS growth guidance, underscoring the company’s focus on network efficiency and fuel economics; analysts raised price targets to $323 and $345, signaling positive sentiment.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.76$2.98$3.19$3.41$3.63Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$3.34 - -
Q3'26$3.51$3.53+0.6%
Q2'26$3.24$3.41+5.2%
Q1'26$2.89$2.93+1.4%
Q4'25$2.90$2.86-1.4%
Q3'25$2.98$3.01+1.1%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$5.9B$6.3B$6.6B$7.0B$7.4BQ3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$7.2B - -
Q3'26$7.2B$7.2B+0.0%
Q2'26$6.8B$6.9B+1.2%
Q1'26$6.3B$6.2B-0.6%
Q4'25$6.2B$6.1B-1.5%
Q3'25 - $6.2B -

Market Data

UNP Stock Snapshot

BULLISH75/100
$292.11−$5.84 (2.0%)
Market cap
176.85B
P/E ratio
23.2
Day range
$289.41 – $297.95
News sentiment
39/100 · Bearish
Analyst target
$331.38 (+13.4%)
Consensus
Buy · 32 analysts
52-week range+34.3% off low · -7.6% from high
$217.52$315.99
Price $292.11 DailyIQ Est. $342.94

Union Pacific Corporation ranks ahead of most of DailyIQ's universe on 12-month price momentum. In Industrials, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into UNP?

RICH

At today's price, Union Pacific Corporation needs to grow free cash flow about 12.5% a year for 3 years, slowing to a long-run rate by year 10, to justify its valuation at a 7.07% cost of capital. Over the last five years its revenue has trended at 2.1% a year, so the market is asking for 10.3 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis UNP looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
12.5%
Growth trend
2.1%
Growth gap
+10.3 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
7.07%
Beta
0.68

Behaviour On Record

What UNP's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
18.0% 33rd pct
Below its peak
-1.2%
vs 200-day average
+13.0%
Up days (1y)
54%

Union Pacific Corporation is currently running 18.0% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against UNP's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 33rd percentile — on the quiet side for this stock, against a typical reading of 21.0%.

UNP is trading -1.2% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -15.2%, and the deepest was -39.1% in 2015. The current pullback is therefore shallower than what this stock gives back in a typical year, which is context worth having before treating it as a dislocation.

Price sits +13.0% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 83rd percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year UNP closed higher on 54% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a falling streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, UNP finished the month higher 11 of 13 times, with a median return of +5.0% and an average of +5.5%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +5.5% on average, its weakest March at -1.5%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: UNP has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 62 of 3,268 sessions (1.9% of the time), with the largest gaps running +5.5% and -6.0%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, UNP moved an average of 1.4% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 4 times, with a median move of -1.2% and a largest of -1.9%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against UNP's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of UNP's sector?

Union Pacific Corporation sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening).

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
27

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for UNP?

CallsPuts

For Union Pacific Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-11-06, 0 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 1.09), with at-the-money implied volatility around 69.6%.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-06)
1.09
ATM implied volatility
69.6%
Total open interest
2,381

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect UNP to earn?

Analysts expect Union Pacific Corporation to earn $13.17 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $15.12 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 4 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$3.31$3.16 to $3.4921$7.13B19
Mar 2027$3.24$3.08 to $3.3912$6.86B8
Jun 2027$3.66$3.56 to $3.743~$7.53B-
Sep 2027$3.75$3.61 to $3.883~$7.72B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$13.17$12.90 to $13.3624$27.39B22
Dec 2027$14.39$13.35 to $15.0024$28.96B23
Dec 2028$15.12$14.58 to $15.654~$31.12B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on UNP?

Baird most recently downgraded Union Pacific Corporation to Neutral on Nov 5, 2026 with a price target of $310 (from $344). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 1 upgrade against 1 downgrade, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Baird: Neutral
90-day upgrades
1
90-day downgrades
1
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Nov 5, 2026BairdDowngradeOutperform → Neutral$344 → $310
Oct 27, 2026SusquehannaMaintainedPositive$333 → $345
Oct 23, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$338 → $348
Oct 23, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$322 → $321
Oct 23, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedOutperform$324 → $329
Oct 23, 2026RBC CapitalMaintainedOutperform$326 → $335
Oct 23, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$325 → $328
Oct 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$349 → $338
Oct 5, 2026JP MorganMaintainedNeutral$334 → $322
Oct 2, 2026SusquehannaMaintainedPositive$345 → $333
Sep 16, 2026UBSUpgradeNeutral → Buy$310 → $339
Jul 27, 2026BairdMaintainedOutperform$311 → $344

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Union Pacific Corporation's latest earnings release say?

Filed Oct 22, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Guidance reaffirmed
Tone88.1/ 100+5.2 vs prior release
Hedging words0.00per 100 words0.00 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–94

Most important lines

  1. 1

    Revenue carloads grew 6%

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Reported operating ratio improved 10 basis points to 59.1%.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    Adjusted operating ratio* increased 30 basis points to 58.8%.

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

UNP peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about UNP?

UNP rose 5.6% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 27 and 84 from Oct 6 to Oct 19, then dropped to 26 on Oct 20.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$280$300Oct 6: tone 65Oct 7: tone 27Oct 8Oct 9: tone 81Oct 12Oct 13: tone 68Oct 14Oct 15: tone 72Oct 16: tone 43Oct 19: tone 84Oct 20: tone 26Oct 21: tone 50Oct 22: tone 68Oct 23: tone 68Oct 26Oct 27: tone 63Oct 28: tone 60Oct 29Oct 30: tone 92Nov 2Nov 3Nov 4: tone 73Nov 5: tone 38Nov 6: tone 27Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 14 +2.6%
  2. Oct 22 +3.0%same day: Union Pacific Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
  3. Nov 5 -3.4%same day: STB orders Union Pacific to make alleged rate hike threat video public

Technical analysis

How strong is UNP's momentum right now?

On the daily chart UNP ranks at the 75th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bullish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
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Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling UNP?

112 of the 228 tracked managers added to UNP in their latest 13F and 114 trimmed. Together they own 73.1% of the company, worth $120.1B. BlackRock and Vanguard Capital Management alone hold 14.3%.

112adding114trimming2unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of UNP
  1. $13.0B positionAdded 0.2% last quarter
  2. $10.5B positionAdded 0.6% last quarter
  3. $7.6B positionAdded 4.9% last quarter
  4. $7.4B positionAdded 0.3% last quarter
  5. $4.7B positionAdded 1.2% last quarter
  6. $4.4B positionAdded 1.6% last quarter
  7. $4.3B positionTrimmed 11.2% last quarter
  8. $4.0B positionTrimmed 2.1% last quarter
  9. $4.0B positionAdded 0.4% last quarter
  10. $3.9B positionTrimmed 1.1% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading UNP?

13 members of Congress disclosed 25 UNP trades between Dec 13, 2024 and Mar 27, 2026: 11 buys and 14 sells, about $407.5K in estimated value.

BuysSellsJan ’25AprJulOctJan ’26
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has UNP done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, UNP returned +9.0%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 4 did better, led by EXPD at +23.2%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%+50%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6EXPD +23.2%UNP +9.0%DY −55.6%