For today’s bulletin, we take a look at our latest STRONG BUY and BUY upgrades. We also provide a link to download a FREE STOCK REPORT on Union Pacific $UNP, one of our top upgrades for the day.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 25.45% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 9.54% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. One sector is calculated to be overvalued (barely).
For today’s edition of our upgrade list, we used our website’s advanced screening functions to search for UPGRADES to BUY or STRONG BUY with complete forecast and valuation data. They are presented by one-month forecast return. There were no STRONG BUY upgrades. Today, every component of our top-five list is a BUY upgrade.
| Ticker | Company Name | Market Price | Valuation | Last 12-M Return | 1-M Forecast Return | 1-Yr Forecast Return | P/E Ratio | Sector Name |
| HFBC | HOPFED BANCORP | 18.66 | 17.69% | 29.49% | 0.86% | 10.30% | 21.45 | Finance |
| UNP | UNION PAC CORP | 150.75 | 3.08% | 8.11% | 0.59% | 7.10% | 19.23 | Transportation |
| DXPE | DXP ENTERPRISES | 31.78 | -3.44% | 4.06% | 0.55% | 6.58% | 32.21 | Industrial Products |
| CRL | CHARLES RVR LAB | 117.58 | 0.88% | 5.09% | 0.55% | 6.55% | 19.83 | Medical |
| RPM | RPM INTL INC | 54.7 | -0.26% | 1.17% | 0.53% | 6.34% | 21.82 | Construction |
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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) is one of America’s leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is North America’s premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States. One of America’s most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad proves a critical link in the global supply chain. Union Pacific’s network and operations is to support America’s transportation infrastructure. The railroad’s diversified business mix is classified into its Agricultural Products, Energy, Industrial and Premium business groups. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada’s rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
ValuEngine updated its recommendation from HOLD to BUY for Union Pacific Corporation on 2019-01-08. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Union Pacific Corporation has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and Sharpe Ratio.
You can download a free copy of detailed report on Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) from the link below.
| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 151.64 | 0.59% |
| 3-Month | 152.01 | 0.83% |
| 6-Month | 155.47 | 3.13% |
| 1-Year | 161.45 | 7.10% |
| 2-Year | 162.23 | 7.62% |
| 3-Year | 172.66 | 14.53% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 3.08% overvalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 22 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 0.59% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 88 |
| 12-M Return | 8.11% | Momentum Rank(?) | 85 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.51 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 90 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 9.96% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 86 |
| Volatility | 19.66% | Volatility Rank(?) | 70 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 14.03% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 49 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 134.03 | Size Rank | 100 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 19.23 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 55 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 16.86 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 34 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.37 | PEG Ratio Rank | 30 |
| Price/Sales | 5.95 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 17 |
| Market/Book | 6.49 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 20 |
| Beta | 0.99 | Beta Rank | 40 |
| Alpha | 0.09 | Alpha Rank | 82 |
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