Union Pacific Reaches New 52-Week High (UNP)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it is currently trading at $132.49, above its previous 52-week high of $132.28 with two million shares traded as of 4 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.7 million shares over the past 30 days.

Union Pacific has a market cap of $61.79 billion and is part of the services sector and transportation industry. Shares are up 4.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, provides rail transportation services in North America. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Union Pacific as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, revenue growth and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Union Pacific Ratings Report.

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