Railroads

Vital to Californians Will Cascadia ever happen? You could buy dozens of companies...or: There's a region of North America home to just 20 million people, but it's also one of the top 20 biggest economies. It has some of...

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...

We downgrade our recommendation for Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) to Neutral based on its current valuation, which has moved up by 52% in the last one year and is currently trading at higher multiples with respect to several valuation metrics compared to the S&P 500 average. Union Pacific is...

We downgrade our recommendation for Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) to Neutral based on its current valuation, which has moved up by 52% in the last one year and is currently trading at higher multiples with respect to several valuation metrics compared to the S&P 500 average. Union Pacific is...

Yesterday, the Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) decided to raise the quarterly dividend by 15% to 38 cents per share from 33 cents. Remarkably, this is the second time in 2010 that the company has decided to increase its dividend rate. In early 2010, Union Pacific raised it...

Yesterday, the Board of Directors of Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) decided to raise the quarterly dividend by 15% to 38 cents per share from 33 cents. Remarkably, this is the second time in 2010 that the company has decided to increase its dividend rate. In early 2010, Union Pacific raised it...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights features: Eaton Corp (ETN), Honda Motor (HMC), CSX Corp (CSX ) and Caterpillar (CAT). 4 Stocks with Leverage Think about the last time you stayed in a hotel. How much did you pay? How much did...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 19, 2010 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights features: Eaton Corp (ETN), Honda Motor (HMC), CSX Corp (CSX ) and Caterpillar (CAT). 4 Stocks with Leverage Think about the last time you stayed in a hotel. How much did you pay? How much did...

Think about the last time you stayed in a hotel. How much did you pay? How much did it actually cost the hotel to have you stay there that night? Sure, it cost a lot of money to build and furnish the room, but the company has already incurred those expenses. The actual incremental costs are low....

The railroads are chugging along today, thanks in large part to an upgrade from Goldman Sachs on CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX). At last check, shares of CSX Corporation were up $1.37 to $61.98, a gain of more than 2%. Goldman Sachs raised the rail road to a $63 price target. Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:...

Shares of NetApp Inc (NASDAQ: NTAP) surged about 7%, a day after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Canaccord Genuity analyst Paul Mansky upgraded the stock from “hold” to “buy.” US Energy stocks gained along with the wider market. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) rose about...

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) announced that its Board of Directors voted today to increase the quarterly dividend on the company's common shares by 15 percent to 38 cents per share. The increased dividend is payable January 3, 2011, to stockholders of record on November 30, 2010.