Railroads

We initiate coverage for Kansas City Southern (KSU) with a Neutral recommendation, which means the stock will perform mostly in line with the broader market. The company posted strong financial results for the second quarter 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Improvement in business...

Deutsche Bank, this morning, released a report updating investors on the Trucking Industry. In its report, Deutsche Bank lists FedEx (FDX), J.B. Hunt (JBHT), Union Pacific (UNP), and United Parcel Service (UPS) were the top picks for the industries.

Despite the poor performance in the railroads today, rail shipments were strong last week. Rail freight traffic for the week ended August 14, 2010 was up 12.8% versus 2009. Rail volumes were still lower by 7.2% when compared to 2008 levels, however. Intermodal shipments were up 20.4% year-over-year...

Analysts at Barclays Capital initiate coverage of Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) with an "overweight" rating. The target price for KSU is set to $44. KSU’s shares dropped 3.65% to close at $33.78 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –August 19, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Union Pacific Corp (UNP) as the Bull of the Day and Walgreen Company (WAG) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), General Motors (MTLQQ)...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 19, 2010 – Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one Zacks #1 Rank Strong Buy or a Zacks #2 Rank Buy stock for each of the four main styles of investing: Aggressive...

We upgrade our recommendation for Union Pacific Corp (UNP) to Outperform, following its second quarter 2010 financial results, far ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimates. The company generated record profit. This excellent performance was achieved through best-ever operating ratio, massive growth...

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), for the first time in 6 years, saw volume growth in all 6 of its business segments as the economic recovery gains steam. Earnings are expected to grow by 43.8% in 2010. Union Pacific operates a railroad in 23 Western states. It ships agricultural products,...

We have upgraded our recommendation for Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) to Outperform, following its second quarter 2010 financial results, which were far ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This excellent performance was achieved through best-ever operating ratio, massive growth in business volume,...

Kansas City Southern’s (NYSE: KSU) Board of Directors on August 13, 2010 declared a dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable on October 5, 2010 to preferred stockholders of record at the close of business September 13, 2010....

Chicago, IL – August 11, 2010 - Stocks in this week's article include CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX), Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH). Kevin Matras looks at how to use...

Kevin Matras looks at how to use Return on Equity (ROE) to find winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include KMX, TPX, TSCO, UNP and VSH. CARMAX GP (CC) (KMX): Free Stock Analysis Report TEMPUR-PEDIC (TPX): Free Stock Analysis Report TRACTOR SUPPLY (TSCO): Free Stock Analysis Report UNION PAC CORP (...

The major U.S. railroads are coming under intense selling pressure today as investors continue to fear the economic recovery may be stalling out. Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is sharply lower by $3.45, or 4.44%, to $74.21. Even more telling is the fact that Union Pacific may be breaking down...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 11, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Saks Inc. (SKS), Landry's Restaurants Inc. (LNY), Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (BWLD) BJ’s Restaurants Inc. (BJRI) and Union Pacific Corp. (UNP ). Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Saks Reports Higher...