The trading price of Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP) floating lower at last check on Wednesday, April 24, closing at $230.15, -2.60% lower than its previous close.
The company’s P/E ratio in the trailing 12-month period was 22.02. In examining the 52-week price action we see that the stock hit a 52-week high of $258.66 and a 52-week low of $190.37. Over the past month, the stock has lost -5.62% in value.
Union Pacific Corp., whose market valuation is $140.34 billion at the time of this writing. The dividend yield on the company stock is 2.26%, while its Forward Dividend ratio is 5.20. Investors’ optimism about the company’s current quarter earnings report is understandable. Analysts have predicted the quarterly earnings per share to grow by 2.52 per share this quarter, however they have predicted annual earnings per share of 11.12 for current year and 12.58 for next year.
Analysts have forecast the company to bring in revenue of 5.98B for the current quarter, with the likely lows of 5.88B and highs of 6.18B. From the analysts’ viewpoint, the consensus estimate for the company’s annual revenue is 24.84B.
On the technical side, indicators suggest UNP has a 50% Sell on average for the short term. According to the data of the stock’s medium term indicators, the stock is currently averaging as a 50% Buy, while an average of long term indicators suggests that the stock is currently Hold.
If we dig deeper into the stock’s outlook, we see that the stock’s PEG is 2.23, which symbolizes a positive outlook. A quick review shows that UNP’s price is currently -3.24% off the SMA20 and -6.00% off the SMA50. The RSI metric on the 14-day chart is currently showing 35.32, and weekly volatility stands at 1.31%. When measured over the past 30 days, the indicator reaches 1.38%. Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP)’s beta value is currently sitting at 1.07, while the Average True Range indicator is currently displaying 3.73.
To see how Union Pacific Corp. stock has been performing today in comparison to its peers in the industry, here are the numbers: UNP stock’s performance was -2.60% at last check in today’s session, and 14.91% in the past year. Union Pacific Corp. has a P/E ratio of 22.02.
An evaluation of the daily trading volume of Union Pacific Corp. (NYSE:UNP) indicates that the 3-month average is 2.29 million.
Currently, records show that 609.70 million of the company’s shares remain outstanding. The insiders hold 0.35% of outstanding shares, whereas institutions hold 82.28%. However, since the stock’s price has seen -6.30% year-to-date, investors’ interest is likely to be reignited due to its potential to move even lower.
