Otis Worldwide Corp vs Union Pacific Corporation — how do they compare? Otis Worldwide Corp trades at $70.61 (market cap $27.61B), while Union Pacific Corporation trades at $297.47 (market cap $174.04B). The key difference: Union Pacific Corporation is far larger — about 6.3× Otis Worldwide Corp's market cap, and Otis Worldwide Corp pays the higher dividend (2.36%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| OTIS | UNP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.61B | $174.04B |
Sector | Industrials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $100.99 | $301.75 |
52-Week Low | $69.34 | $214.91 |
Enterprise Value | $34.99B | $204.51B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 1.88% |
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Otis is the largest global elevator and escalator supplier by revenue with around one quarter of share excluding Japan. In 1854 Otis' founder and namesake, Elisha Graves Otis, invented a safety mechanism that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable failed.The company's product and service lifecycle begins with installations of elevator units in new buildings, later selling maintenance services on the units, and eventually replacement of the units after the average 15-20 year useful life of an elevator. As the largest global OEM, over decades Otis has built a base of 2 million elevators under service. Its business model is much the same as that of its competitors Kone, Schindler, and Thyssenkrupp.
Read more on OTIS →Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated roughly $22 billion of revenue in 2021 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives about 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
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