Stephens resumed coverage of Union Pacific with an Overweight rating and $273 price target. The firm believes the growth setup for the rail sector into 2025 is improving as the truckload market tightens, but service will be important for capturing the truck-to-rail conversion. Within the group, it favors names with strong service metrics that it believes will capture the upswing in volume, the analyst tells investors.
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