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Union Pacific (UNP) stock, explained like you're 5

Union Pacific trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UNP. It is a large cap company in the railroads industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 165.4 billion dollars.

Ticker
UNP
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Railroads
Size
Large cap, about 165.4 billion dollars

Is Union Pacific a small, medium or large cap company?

Yes. Union Pacific is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 165.4 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Union Pacific makes money

  • Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
  • Moving goods and people.
  • Long term service and maintenance contracts.

What moves UNP stock

  • Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
  • Business spending and the health of the economy.
  • Costs of materials and labor.

In the news lately

  • Tariff Rollback Puts CSX Stock And Union Pacific Back In Focus (Simply Wall Street)
  • Is Union Pacific (UNP) Undervalued Ahead Of Earnings And The Norfolk Southern Deal? (Yahoo Finance)
  • If You Invested $100 In Union Pacific Stock 20 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today (Benzinga)
  • Union Pacific Corporation $UNP Stock Acquired by Community Financial Services Group LLC (MarketBeat)
  • Union Pacific announces CFO retirement plan: what it means for Union Pacific stock (ad-hoc-news.de)

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Key terms to know before you follow UNP

  • Market cap
  • P/E ratio
  • EPS (earnings per share)
  • Earnings report
  • Volatility

Questions about Union Pacific stock

What does Union Pacific do?

Union Pacific trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker UNP. It is a large cap company in the railroads industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 165.4 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Union Pacific?

Union Pacific trades under the ticker UNP on the New York Stock Exchange.

What is Union Pacific's market cap?

Union Pacific is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 165.4 billion dollars.

How does Union Pacific make money?

Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.

What moves UNP stock?

Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.

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Similar stocks

  • CSX · Csx
  • CP · Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn
  • NSC · Norfolk Southern
  • CNI · Canadian National Railway co

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  • CSXCsx
  • CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn
  • NSCNorfolk Southern
  • CNICanadian National Railway co

Compare UNP: UNP vs CSX, UNP vs CP, UNP vs NSC

Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.

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