Union Pacific Stock Forecast - Naive Prediction

UNP Stock  USD 231.91  0.59  0.26%   
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Union Pacific on the next trading day is expected to be 229.83 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.78 and the sum of the absolute errors of 108.63. Union Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon. Although Union Pacific's naive historical forecasting may sometimes provide an important future outlook for the firm, we recommend always cross-verifying it against solid analysis of Union Pacific's systematic risk associated with finding meaningful patterns of Union Pacific fundamentals over time.
As of today The value of relative strength index of Union Pacific's share price is above 80 . This usually implies that the stock is significantly overbought by investors. The fundamental principle of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to quantify the velocity at which market participants are driving the price of a financial instrument upwards or downwards.

Momentum 92

 Buy Peaked

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Union Pacific's future price could yield a significant profit. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Union Pacific, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Union Pacific's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.095
EPS Estimate Next Quarter
2.998
EPS Estimate Current Year
11.7809
EPS Estimate Next Year
12.5739
Wall Street Target Price
260.48
Using Union Pacific hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Union Pacific from the perspective of Union Pacific response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors. We also analyze overall investor sentiment towards Union Pacific using Union Pacific's stock options and short interest. It helps to benchmark the overall future attitude of investors towards Union using crowd psychology based on the activity and movement of Union Pacific's stock price.

Union Pacific Short Interest

An investor who is long Union Pacific may also wish to track short interest. As short interest increases, investors should be becoming more worried about Union Pacific and may potentially protect profits, hedge Union Pacific with its derivative instruments, or be ready for some potential downside.
200 Day MA
225.7369
Short Percent
0.041
Short Ratio
7.21
Shares Short Prior Month
20.8 M
50 Day MA
227.858

Union Pacific Hype to Price Pattern

Investor biases related to Union Pacific's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Union. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Union can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Union Pacific. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Union Pacific's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Union Pacific.

Union Pacific Implied Volatility

    
  0.44  
Union Pacific's implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Union Pacific stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Union Pacific's implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Union Pacific stock will not fluctuate a lot when Union Pacific's options are near their expiration.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Union Pacific on the next trading day is expected to be 229.83 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.78 and the sum of the absolute errors of 108.63.

Union Pacific after-hype prediction price

    
  USD 231.91  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Union Pacific to cross-verify your projections.
To learn how to invest in Union Stock, please use our How to Invest in Union Pacific guide.At this time, Union Pacific's Receivables Turnover is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 01/05/2026, Fixed Asset Turnover is likely to grow to 0.56, while Inventory Turnover is likely to drop 10.37. . As of 01/05/2026, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to grow to about 715.4 M, while Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop slightly above 4.3 B.

Open Interest Against 2026-03-20 Union Option Contracts

Although open interest is a measure utilized in the options markets, it could be used to forecast Union Pacific's spot prices because the number of available contracts in the market changes daily, and new contracts can be created or liquidated at will. Since open interest in Union Pacific's options reflects these daily shifts, investors could use the patterns of these changes to develop long and short-term trading strategies for Union Pacific stock based on available contracts left at the end of a trading day.
Please note that to derive more accurate forecasting about market movement from the current Union Pacific's open interest, investors have to compare it to Union Pacific's spot prices. As Ford's stock price increases, high open interest indicates that money is entering the market, and the market is strongly bullish. Conversely, if the price of Union Pacific is decreasing and there is high open interest, that is a sign that the bearish trend will continue, and investors may react by taking short positions in Union. So, decreasing or low open interest during a bull market indicates that investors are becoming uncertain of the depth of the bullish trend, and a reversal in sentiment will likely follow.

Union Pacific Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Union price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Union using various technical indicators. When you analyze Union charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.

Union Pacific Cash Forecast

Forecasting financial indicators like cash flow involves analysts applying various statistical methods, techniques, and algorithms. These tools reveal hidden trends within the Union Pacific's financial statements to estimate their effects on upcoming price movements.
 
Cash  
First Reported
1985-12-31
Previous Quarter
1.1 B
Current Value
808 M
Quarterly Volatility
639.9 M
 
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A naive forecasting model for Union Pacific is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Union Pacific value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

Union Pacific Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 6th of January

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Union Pacific on the next trading day is expected to be 229.83 with a mean absolute deviation of 1.78, mean absolute percentage error of 4.90, and the sum of the absolute errors of 108.63.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Union Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Union Pacific's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Union Pacific Stock Forecast Pattern

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Union Pacific Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Union Pacific's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Union Pacific's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 228.84 and 230.82, respectively. We have considered Union Pacific's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
231.91
228.84
Downside
229.83
Expected Value
230.82
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Union Pacific stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Union Pacific stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria119.6993
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation1.7809
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0079
SAESum of the absolute errors108.6348
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Union Pacific. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict Union Pacific. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for Union Pacific

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Union Pacific. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
230.89231.91232.93
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
228.83229.85255.10
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
231.16231.71232.27
Details
29 Analysts
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
237.04260.48289.13
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Other Forecasting Options for Union Pacific

For every potential investor in Union, whether a beginner or expert, Union Pacific's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Union Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Union. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Union Pacific's price trends.

Union Pacific Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Union Pacific stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Union Pacific could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Union Pacific by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
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Union Pacific Technical and Predictive Analytics

The stock market is financially volatile. Despite the volatility, there exist limitless possibilities of gaining profits and building passive income portfolios. With the complexity of Union Pacific's price movements, a comprehensive understanding of forecasting methods that an investor can rely on to make the right move is invaluable. These methods predict trends that assist an investor in predicting the movement of Union Pacific's current price.

Union Pacific Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Union Pacific stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Union Pacific shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Union Pacific stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Union Pacific entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Union Pacific Risk Indicators

The analysis of Union Pacific's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Union Pacific's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting union stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Pair Trading with Union Pacific

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Union Pacific position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Union Pacific will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with Union Stock

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Union Pacific could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Union Pacific when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Union Pacific - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Union Pacific to buy it.
The correlation of Union Pacific is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Union Pacific moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Union Pacific moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Union Pacific can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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