S&P Global Inc vs Union Pacific Corporation — how do they compare? S&P Global Inc trades at $433 (market cap $132.71B), while Union Pacific Corporation trades at $295.5 (market cap $175.89B). The key difference: Union Pacific Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Union Pacific Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.86%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SPGI | UNP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $132.71B | $175.89B |
Sector | Financials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $534.79 | $301.75 |
52-Week Low | $370.42 | $214.91 |
Enterprise Value | $144.68B | $206.36B |
Dividend Yield | 0.87% | 1.86% |
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S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. In 2021 and excluding IHS Markit, S&P Ratings was over 45% of the firm's revenue and over 55% of the firm's operating income. S&P Ratings is the largest credit rating agency in the world. The firm's other segments include Market Intelligence, Indices, and Platts. Market Intelligence provides desktop tools and other data solutions to investment banks, corporations, and other entities. Indices provides benchmarks for financial markets and is monetized through subscriptions, asset-based fees, and transaction-based royalties. Platts provides benchmarks to commodity markets, principally petroleum.
Read more on SPGI →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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