Railroads

Deutsche Bank is reinstating coverage on Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (NYSE: GWR) with a Buy rating and a $59 price target on shares. In a note sent to investors Deutsche Bank writes, "We are reinstating coverage on Genesee & Wyoming with a Buy rating as we see strong growth potential at this...

Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V., intends to commence an offering of $185 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Senior Notes”) in a private offering that is exempt from...

Shares of CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) are higher on the session by 0.03%, trading at $63.80. Overall call volume is now running at 4.16x the daily average, with 66% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 10,790 contracts have traded on the session so far. CSX Corporation is a...

Below are the top railroad stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is 18.77%. CNI's operating margin for the same period is 36.01%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at CSX...

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) have been spectacular large-cap stocks in 2010, up 53.6% and 41.7%, respectively. Can they continue their run in 2011? The thesis behind these names is that emerging markets will continue to grow at a robust rate, fueling demand for agricultural...

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) have been spectacular large-cap stocks in 2010, up 53.6% and 41.7%, respectively. Can they continue their run in 2011? The thesis behind these names is that emerging markets will continue to grow at a robust rate, fueling demand for agricultural...

It's been said before, but it bears repeating for investors who enjoy seeing their stocks head north: Warren Buffett likes the rails -- perhaps you should too, and Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE: CP), first discussed here on May 1, 2009, at a price of $37.47, is a classic example. CP's stock...

Shares of Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) are lower on the session by 0.27%, trading at $48.85. Overall put volume is now running at 7.05x the daily average, with 29% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,050 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kansas City Southern is a...

Shares of Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) are lower on the session by 0.27%, trading at $48.85. Overall put volume is now running at 7.05x the daily average, with 29% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,050 contracts have traded on the session so far. Kansas City Southern is a...

The railroad sector is up today in the session, with several key members at or near session highs. American Railcar Industries (NASDAQ: ARII) is hitting fresh session highs today, up 10.7% at $21.09 at last check. FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL) is up 2.8% at $27.88 at last check, and CSX...

The shares of railroad CSX Corp.'s (NYSE: CSX), which I first wrote about on May 1, 2009, at a price of $30.56, have zoomed higher after a summer lull, and I obviously still like the shares at this stage. Look for CSX's 2010 revenue to increase 6% to 8% in 2011, after a 15% to 17% surge in 2010....

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) received a $480 million contract to construct the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC) – WMSL 753, for the U.S. Coast Guard. Northrop will complete the construction work at its Pascagoula facility. The National Security Cutters that...

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) received a $480 million contract to construct the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC) – WMSL 753, for the U.S. Coast Guard. Northrop will complete the construction work at its Pascagoula facility. The National Security Cutters that...

We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation for Kansas City Southern (KSU), which implies the stock will perform mostly in line with the broader market. The company's third quarter 2010 net earnings soar, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Improvement in business volumes, effective...