Stock price performance comparison: Union Pacific (UNP) vs Kansas City Southern (KSU)
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Category: Union Pacific (UNP) and Kansas City Southern (KSU)
Date: 15 September 2021 Stock price of Union Pacific (UNP): $203.41 Stock price of Kansas Southern (KSU) : $280 Our latest stock price performance comparison between two of the freight rail companies operating in the United States. We compare the stock performance of Union Pacific (UNP) and far smaller rival Kansas City Southern (KSU). Which of these two freight rail firms stock has been steaming ahead the most over the last 5 years?
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The stock of Kansas City Southern has managed to easily outperform that of Union Pacific over the last 5 years. Over the last 5 years for every 1% that Kansas City Southern (KSU) stock increased the stock of Union Pacific (UNP) increased by 0.54%"
More About Union Pacific (UNP)
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: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. 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 roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel efficient and environmentally responsible manner
Union Pacific Railroad Fast Facts(For Full Year 2018)
Union Pacific Railroad Fast Facts(For Full Year 2018)
- Route Miles: 32,200
- Employees: 42,000
- Annual Payroll: $4.3 billion
- Capital Spending :$3.2 billion
- Capital Spending 2009-2018: $34 billion
- Locomotives: 8,300
- Customers: 10,000
Union Pacific freight train
More About Kansas City Southern (KSU)
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Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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Kansas City Southern freight train
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Union Pacific (UNP) vs Kansas City Southern (KSU) stock comparison chart
The image below shows the stock price performance of Union Pacific (UNP) and Kansas city Southern (KSU) over the last 5 years. Both these firms stocks have seen significant increases over the last 5 years. The summary below shows the stock price returns of Union Pacific (UNP) and Kansas City Southern (KSU) over the last 5 years:
The stock of Kansas City Southern has managed to easily outperform that of Union Pacific over the last 5 years. Over the last 5 years for every 1% that Kansas City Southern (KSU) stock increased the stock of Union Pacific (UNP) increased by 0.54%
- Kansas City Southern (KSU): 198.1%
- Union Pacific (UNP): 108.9%
The stock of Kansas City Southern has managed to easily outperform that of Union Pacific over the last 5 years. Over the last 5 years for every 1% that Kansas City Southern (KSU) stock increased the stock of Union Pacific (UNP) increased by 0.54%
Union Pacific (UNP) vs Kansas City Southern (KSU) stock comparison chart
Market Capital of Union Pacific (UNP) and Kansas City Southern (KSU)
So what does market capital mean? Well it basically shows what a firm is worth based on the number of shares it has in issue and its current stock price. As at 14 September Union Pacific (UNP) and Kansas City Southern (KSU) has the following market capitals
Based on the current market capital of both firms Union Pacific (UNP) is 5.2 times the size of Kansas City Southern (KSU). Put differently Union Pacific (UNP) is worth 420% more than Kansas City Southern (KSU)
- Market Capital of Union Pacific (UNP): $132.7 billion
- Market Capital of Kansas City Southern (KSU): $25.5 billion
Based on the current market capital of both firms Union Pacific (UNP) is 5.2 times the size of Kansas City Southern (KSU). Put differently Union Pacific (UNP) is worth 420% more than Kansas City Southern (KSU)