Railroads

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Norfolk Southern's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Based on estimates, investors are readying for a positive EPS reading of $1.28 per share and...

J.P. Morgan has published a report on CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) raising the price target on CSX from $28.00 to $29.00. In the report, J.P. Morgan wrote, "CSX's conference call was upbeat in terms of their outlook for both volumes and pricing but their plans to increase headcount and rolling...

Sterne Agee is out with a research report on CSX (NYSE: CSX) and it has a Neutral rating and a $26 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Sterne Agee writes, "2Q11 EPS beats by a penny, but it should have been more –incremental continue to decelerate. CSX reported 2Q11 EPS of $0.46, which...

Union Pacific Corp (NYSE: UNP) reported a 10% rise in its second-quarter profit. Union Pacific's quarterly profit rose to $785 million, or $1.59 per share, from $711 million, or $1.40 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue climbed 16% to $4.86 billion. Analysts were expecting a profit of...

Dahlman Rose is out with its report today on CSX (NYSE: CSX), raising its PT from $30 to $31. In a note to clients, Dahlman Rose writes, "We are raising our EPS estimates to reflect better-than-expected 2Q11 results, continued pricing strength, favorable export coal and intermodal outlook, and...

According to Deutsche Bank, CSX (NYSE: CSX) reported Q2 EPS of $0.46, above its estimate of $0.43 and Consensus of $0.44. Deutsche Bank said that upside was driven by a combination of better-than-expected yields (with revenue/unit up 10% y/y) and margins as the company generated a 69.3% OR, which...

JP Morgan has raised the price target on CSX (NYSE: CSX) from $28 to $29 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Deutsche Bank has raised the price target on CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) from $30 to $31 and maintains its Buy rating.

Deutsche Bank made a number of updates in a research report published today. Tractor Supply Co. (NASDAQ: TSCO) had its rating reiterated at Buy. At the same time, its price target was raised from $70 to $80. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) had its rating reiterated at Hold...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.08 on revenue of $1.58 billion. Pepsico Inc (NYSE: PEP) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.21 on revenue of $16.41 billion. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.17 on revenue...

Dahlman Rose maintained its CSX (NYSE: CSX) Outperform rating and raised its CSX price target to $30 in a research report published today. In the report, Dahlman Rose states, "Management remains confident in achieving a high 60% operating ratio this year, albeit the risk reserves built into its...

CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) reported earnings last night that were exceptionally strong, as the Jacksonville, Fla.-based company showed that they have pricing power in every segment of its business. The company reported second quarter earnings of 46 cents per share on $3.0 billion. Wall Street had been...

JP Morgan has issued a report on the solid 2Q results from CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX). According to the report, "On Tuesday night, CSX reported solid 2Q11 EPS which were slightly above Consensus and up 23% y/y. Yield growth was strong (10.1% y/y) and better than our expectation (+7.8%) and CSX also...

Jefferies has issued a report updating on CSX Corp.'s (NYSE: CSX) 2Q EPS. According to Jefferies, "CSX reported 2Q EPS of $0.46 vs. consensus/our $0.44. EBIT was inline, with upside from tax rate and non-operating items. Inside that result, the datapoints were a bit mixed. Volumes were light,...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares advanced 5.86% to $398.92 in the pre-market session. AAPL reported upbeat quarterly earnings. CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) shares advanced 3.38% to $26.34 in the pre-market session. CSX reported a 22% rise in its Q2 earnings. QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM)...