Union Pacific Corporation vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Union Pacific Corporation trades at $295.68 (market cap $175.89B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $314.47 (market cap $93.03B). 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.
| UNP | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $175.89B | $93.03B |
Sector | Industrials | Energy |
52-Week High | $301.75 | $313.31 |
52-Week Low | $214.91 | $131.77 |
Enterprise Value | $206.36B | $98.79B |
Dividend Yield | 1.86% | 1.53% |
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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.
Read more on UNP →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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