DJ Union Pacific Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Union Pacific Corp. $(UNP)$ advanced 2.15% to $278.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.73% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,176.96.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Union Pacific Corp. closed 11.93% short of its 52-week high of $315.99, which the company reached on July 23rd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as CSX Corp. $(CSX)$ rose 1.91% to $47.43 and Norfolk Southern Corp. $(NSC)$ rose 2.31% to $317.44.

Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 2, 2026.