Why Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) Is An Attractive Stock On Right Now

I’ve been keeping an eye on Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) because I’m attracted to its fundamentals. Looking at the company as a whole, as a potential stock investment, I believe UNP has a lot to offer. Basically, it is a highly-regarded dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on Union Pacific here.

Solid track record established dividend payer

UNP delivered a triple-digit bottom-line expansion over the past couple of years, with its most recent earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This illustrates a strong track record, leading to a satisfying return on equity of 44.90%, which is an optimistic signal for the future.

NYSE:UNP Income Statement Jun 14th 18

Income investors would also be happy to know that UNP is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 2.00%. UNP has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

NYSE:UNP Historical Dividend Yield Jun 14th 18

Next Steps:

For Union Pacific, there are three essential factors you should look at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for UNP’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for UNP’s outlook.

2. Financial Health: Is UNP’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of UNP? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.