Union Pacific Corporation

NYSE:UNP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$144.2b

Union Pacific Valuation

Is UNP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of UNP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: UNP ($236.29) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($281.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: UNP is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UNP?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

UNP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.5x
PEG Ratio3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UNP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UNP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average37.2x
CSX CSX
18.7x5.1%US$67.9b
NSC Norfolk Southern
30.3x16.2%US$55.4b
UBER Uber Technologies
78.1x27.9%US$147.4b
UPS United Parcel Service
21.4x13.1%US$127.0b
UNP Union Pacific
22.6x7.5%US$144.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UNP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x) compared to the peer average (37.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UNP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Transportation Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a22.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UNP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (23.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UNP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UNP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.6x
Fair PE Ratio23.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UNP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UNP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$236.29
US$260.80
+10.4%
7.9%US$290.00US$198.00n/a29
Apr ’25US$243.30
US$258.69
+6.3%
8.1%US$290.00US$200.00n/a28
Mar ’25US$252.98
US$254.80
+0.7%
8.4%US$290.00US$200.00n/a28
Feb ’25US$249.27
US$252.30
+1.2%
9.2%US$290.00US$200.00n/a28
Jan ’25US$245.62
US$240.37
-2.1%
9.7%US$282.00US$182.00n/a28
Dec ’24US$231.37
US$238.62
+3.1%
9.2%US$282.00US$182.00n/a28
Nov ’24US$207.56
US$238.44
+14.9%
9.0%US$282.00US$182.00n/a28
Oct ’24US$203.63
US$246.10
+20.9%
9.4%US$285.00US$182.00n/a29
Sep ’24US$221.03
US$247.27
+11.9%
9.4%US$285.00US$182.00n/a30
Aug ’24US$231.50
US$247.63
+7.0%
9.3%US$285.00US$182.00n/a30
Jul ’24US$204.62
US$218.37
+6.7%
7.9%US$247.00US$171.00n/a30
Jun ’24US$195.68
US$218.83
+11.8%
7.7%US$247.00US$171.00n/a30
May ’24US$198.63
US$217.97
+9.7%
7.6%US$247.00US$171.00n/a29
Apr ’24US$201.26
US$219.81
+9.2%
7.4%US$245.00US$179.00US$243.3027
Mar ’24US$207.99
US$221.26
+6.4%
6.8%US$245.00US$179.00US$252.9827
Feb ’24US$207.93
US$219.93
+5.8%
7.0%US$245.00US$179.00US$249.2728
Jan ’24US$207.07
US$217.75
+5.2%
7.7%US$250.00US$177.00US$245.6228
Dec ’23US$215.93
US$215.21
-0.3%
8.2%US$251.00US$177.00US$231.3728
Nov ’23US$196.82
US$213.75
+8.6%
7.4%US$250.00US$177.00US$207.5628
Oct ’23US$194.82
US$236.19
+21.2%
8.2%US$272.00US$207.00US$203.6327
Sep ’23US$226.06
US$239.15
+5.8%
7.0%US$272.00US$207.00US$221.0327
Aug ’23US$227.08
US$238.52
+5.0%
6.9%US$278.00US$207.00US$231.5027
Jul ’23US$215.26
US$261.52
+21.5%
8.3%US$310.00US$211.00US$204.6227
Jun ’23US$221.32
US$267.21
+20.7%
8.0%US$310.00US$211.00US$195.6828
May ’23US$234.29
US$270.93
+15.6%
7.6%US$310.00US$211.00US$198.6328
Apr ’23US$259.96
US$270.86
+4.2%
7.9%US$306.00US$206.00US$201.2628

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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