UNP · Verdict

A summary of rules, not a profit forecast — don’t buy just because of a green verdict.

• ▼ P/E 23.7 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 10.0 to 26.4)
• ▲ P/E 23.7 vs peer median 28.7 — cheaper than peers
• ▼ P/S 6.9 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 4.3 to 7.6)
• ▼ P/S 6.9 vs peer median 5.9 — more expensive than peers
• ▼ EV/EBITDA 15.7 — expensive for this stock (over 10 y: from 10.8 to 16.8)
• ▼ FCF yield 3.0% — expensive for this stock (over 9 y: from 3.2% to 5.0%)
• ▲ FCF yield 3.0% vs peer median 2.5% — cheaper than peers
• ▲ Forward P/E 21.1 is below the current one — earnings growth expected

• ▲ Piotroski 8/9 — strong financial health
• ▲ ROE 39% — high return on equity
• ▲ Free cash flow positive every year

• ▲ Earnings per share grows 8.7% per year (5 y)

• ▲ Over 6 mo stronger than its sector (XLI) by 17%
• ▲ Price above SMA200 — long-term uptrend
• ▲ SMA50 above SMA200 — trend up
• ▲ Over a year +39% vs S&P 500 +11% — stronger than the market

• ▲ Risk/reward 1:2.4 — the target is farther than the stop

• ▲ Consensus of 24 analysts — buy
• ▼ Insiders selling over 6 mo

• ▲ S&P 500 above SMA200 — the market is in an uptrend
• ▼ Sector (XLI) below SMA200 — in a downtrend
• ▼ Sector (XLI) over 3 mo is weaker than the market by 8%