Union Pacific (UNP) Competitors $219.31 -2.66 (-1.20%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$219.51 +0.20 (+0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock UNP vs. AAL, CSX, JBHT, CNI, CP, NSC, UPS, RVSN, FDX, and DALShould you be buying Union Pacific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Pacific include American Airlines Group (AAL), CSX (CSX), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Norfolk Southern (NSC), United Parcel Service (UPS), Rail Vision (RVSN), FedEx (FDX), and Delta Air Lines (DAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Union Pacific vs. Its Competitors American Airlines Group CSX J.B. Hunt Transport Services Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Norfolk Southern United Parcel Service Rail Vision FedEx Delta Air Lines American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is AAL or UNP more profitable? Union Pacific has a net margin of 28.43% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.05%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 41.73% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Airlines Group1.05% -24.55% 1.68% Union Pacific 28.43%41.73%10.08% Do analysts recommend AAL or UNP? American Airlines Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.76, indicating a potential upside of 51.99%. Union Pacific has a consensus price target of $258.21, indicating a potential upside of 17.74%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Union Pacific.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Airlines Group 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Union Pacific 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has better valuation & earnings, AAL or UNP? Union Pacific has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Airlines Group. American Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Union Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Airlines Group$54.21B0.13$846M$0.8013.79Union Pacific$24.39B5.33$6.75B$11.5119.05 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AAL or UNP? 52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Union Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Union Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AAL or UNP? American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Pacific has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AAL or UNP? In the previous week, Union Pacific had 93 more articles in the media than American Airlines Group. MarketBeat recorded 117 mentions for Union Pacific and 24 mentions for American Airlines Group. Union Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Union Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Airlines Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Union Pacific 58 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUnion Pacific beats American Airlines Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Union Pacific News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UNP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnion PacificTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$131.64B$44.66B$7.12B$20.63BDividend Yield2.38%2.07%706.15%3.67%P/E Ratio19.0512.1512.9329.01Price / Sales5.335.06525.1166.10Price / Cash14.7221.897.6622.82Price / Book8.002.752.064.43Net Income$6.75B$2.47B$574.24M$993.74M7 Day Performance-2.40%-1.36%-5.22%-3.39%1 Month Performance-7.48%-0.14%-2.17%-2.10%1 Year Performance-8.61%-0.03%-2.70%10.09% Union Pacific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNPUnion Pacific4.752 of 5 stars$219.31-1.2%$258.21+17.7%-10.2%$131.64B$24.39B19.0532,439Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑AALAmerican Airlines Group4.1065 of 5 stars$11.57+0.6%$16.76+45.0%+8.8%$7.63B$54.21B14.46133,300Options VolumeGap DownCSXCSX4.5538 of 5 stars$35.70-0.2%$37.00+3.6%+0.7%$66.55B$14.16B22.0423,500Trending NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8245 of 5 stars$148.51-0.5%$164.90+11.0%-17.3%$14.73B$12.09B27.0033,646Analyst RevisionCNICanadian National Railway4.7463 of 5 stars$95.04-0.9%$118.36+24.5%-18.0%$59.54B$12.44B18.2825,428CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.5117 of 5 stars$75.92-1.3%$91.95+21.1%-9.3%$69.69B$10.62B25.6519,797Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNSCNorfolk Southern4.1806 of 5 stars$286.66+1.5%$282.50-1.5%+11.5%$64.62B$12.12B19.5819,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeUPSUnited Parcel Service4.958 of 5 stars$101.38-2.1%$118.22+16.6%-35.3%$85.85B$90.91B14.78490,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑RVSNRail Vision0.8231 of 5 stars$0.37-1.6%N/A-41.1%$19.06M$1.30M-0.0860FDXFedEx4.8908 of 5 stars$242.48-0.3%$283.25+16.8%-27.1%$57.20B$87.93B14.36440,000News CoveragePositive NewsDALDelta Air Lines4.8784 of 5 stars$55.62+1.4%$66.21+19.0%+23.3%$36.32B$61.64B8.06100,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAL Competitors CSX Competitors JBHT Competitors CNI Competitors CP Competitors NSC Competitors UPS Competitors RVSN Competitors FDX Competitors DAL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UNP) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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