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With a market cap of $124.8 billion, Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) operates in the railroad business in the United States. Founded in 1862, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company offers transportation services for materials including grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal.
The railroad giant is set to announce its Q1 results before the market opens on Thursday, Apr. 24. Ahead of the event, analysts expect UNP to report a profit of $2.78 per share, up 3.4% from the year-ago quarter's profit of $2.69 per share. Furthermore, the company has surpassed analysts' consensus estimates in three of the last four quarters, while failing to surpass in only one quarter. In the previous quarter, it reported EPS of $2.91, which surpassed the consensus estimate by 4.7%.
