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Canadian Pacific Railway vs Union Pacific

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CP · UNP

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

CP +9.2%UNP +18.4%
Union Pacific edges it on the scoreable measures. Union Pacific has the highest Quant Rating (60); Union Pacific has done best over the past year (+21%); Union Pacific trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
CPUNP
Snapshot
Sector----
Last price83.63274.68
Change today-2.11%-0.70%
1-year return+9.0%+21.0%
Market cap$73.52B$163.18B
52-week range67.24 – 96.47211.08 – 314.53
Valuation
P/E (TTM)27.7322.24
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range77th81st
P/B2.257.89
Dividend yield0.80%2.01%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)3.1611.98
Net profit (TTM)$2.78B$7.12B
Revenue (TTM)$15.45B$25.41B
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.6%+11.5%
Gross margin36.8%45.6%
Operating margin36.8%40.0%
Net margin25.0%28.8%
Free cash flow (TTM)$2.40B$6.50B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership73.7%90.7%
Insider activity (12mo)0 buy / 5 sell47 buy / 3 sell
Short interest (% of float)2.3%4.6%
Analyst consensus76% buy / 24% hold (17)83% buy / 17% hold (18)
Analyst price target$101 (+21%)$337 (+23%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (51)C (60)
Company
Employees19,50229,287
Founded20011862

▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.