"The close relationship between railroad expansion and the general development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads." ~ John Moody

The last quarterly rebalancing (July 19, 2023) of Fundstrat’s closely watched Granny Shots list included the addition of Union Pacific Railroad ($UNP). Head of Research Tom Lee included the company in part due to a shifting seasonality that saw tactical tailwinds for the Railroads industry. $UNP entered the Granny Shots list as a “Sleeping Granny.” That is to say that despite sound tactical tailwinds, Lee and Head of Technical Strategy Mark Newton judged that UNP might underperform in the short-term. 

The 161-year-old railroad’s stock rose sharply about a week later, when it announced a new CEO –  Jim Vena, who formerly served as UNP’s chief operating officer. The market apparently welcomed Vena’s ascendancy due to his reputation for improving efficiency, which will come in handy when he takes the helm on August 15, 2023. UNP, like the rest of the railroad industry, faces increasing challenges.

Yet in both the U.S. and on a global scale, public initiatives present potential longer-term opportunities for railr...

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