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Friday, May 17, 10:57 AM Kansas City Southern (KSU +1.2%) still has a "long runway" of growth opportunities and is a juicy takeover candidate, says Stephens analyst Justin Long. One thing that separates KSU from the pack of railroad tocks is that it's more of a pure play on growth in Mexico where the upside is higher than the U.S. or Canada. 4 Comments [Consumer]
Thursday, May 16, 6:06 PM Standard & Poor's says that Kansas City Southern (KSU) will be replacing Dean Foods (DF) in the S&P 500, following the dairy company's spinoff of its organic and soy business as WhiteWave Foods (WWAV). The change will take effect after the close on May 23, around the time that Dean is expected to close out its remaining equity interst in WhiteWave. On the flipside, Dean Foods will take KSU's place on the S&P MidCap 400, WWAV replacing Quicksilver Resources (KWK). KSU +0.5%, DF -0.7%, WWAV -0.5%, KWK -3.5% AH. 2 Comments [Consumer, Commodities]
Tuesday, May 14, 10:19 AM Kansas City Southern (KSU +3%) trades higher after Desjardins Capital Markets suggests that the railroad company should be a takeover target. Logical acquirers include Canadian National Railway (CNI +0.5%) and Canadian Pacific (CP +0.8%). Comment! [M&A, Consumer]
Friday, May 3, 9:05 AM Kansas City Southern (KSU) declares $0.215/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 0.81%. For shareholders of record June 10. Payable July 03. Ex-div date June 08. (PR) 1 Comment [Dividends]
Friday, April 19, 8:07 AM KC Southern (KSU): Q1 EPS of $0.89 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $552.8M misses by $19.39M. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings]
Friday, April 19, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: BHI, COL, FHN, FNFG, GE, GPC, HON, IPG, KMB, KSU, LH, MAN, MCD, NPBC, SAP, SLB, STI, STT, TCB, TNP, UA Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, April 18, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: BHI, COL, FHN, FNFG, GE, GPC, HON, IPG, KMB, KSU, LH, MAN, MCD, NPBC, SAP, SLB, STI, STT, TCB, TNP, UA Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, March 27, 2:29 PM Are railroad stocks (KSU, UNP, NSC, GWR, PWX, CNI, BNI) ready to stay on track to see even higher levels? Despite valuations that are getting stretched after a broad sector rally, a compelling case can be made that shares will keep motoring higher. The industry will pour $14B into improvements this year and freight demand is forecast to soar 50% by 2050. The stat that makes the bull case all by itself: Trains can move a ton of freight about 500 miles on one gallon of fuel - an efficiency rate 3X or 4X better than trucks. 9 Comments [Consumer, Quick Ideas]
Monday, March 25, 5:57 PM Railroads are the critical link behind the boom in North American oil production from shale fields beyond the reach of existing pipelines, and Raymond James suggests 21 stocks likely to benefit from the trend: CNI, CP, KSU, NSC, CSX, UNP, BTE, CNQ, ARII, TRN, GMT, PBF, DK, TSO, TLLP, GEL, NRGY, GLP, CSCTF.PK, MEGEF.PK, STPJF.PK. (earlier) 3 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, February 27, 10:12 AM Railroad stocks move higher after a report on durable goods comes in better than expected with Kansas City Southern (KSU +6.4%) leading the pack. Advancers: UNP +2.0%, GWR +2.2%, CNI +1.6%, UNP +2.1%. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Monday, January 28, 5:01 PM Kansas City Southern (KSU) declares $0.215/share quarterly dividend, 10% increase from prior dividend of $0.195. Forward yield 0.91%. For shareholders of record Mar. 11. Payable Apr. 03. Ex-div date Mar. 07. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, January 22, 3:30 PM Commercial shipping traffic on the Mississippi River was halted at Granite City, Illinois after a vessel struck one of the Army Corp of Engineers locks on the river. The low level of several rivers in the Midwest has helped stoke up extra demand for railroad carriers as an alternative for transport. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Tuesday, January 22, 8:03 AM KC Southern (KSU): Q4 EPS of $0.92 beats by $0.1. Revenue of $568M (+7% Y/Y) misses by $0.54M. Shares -1.2% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
Tuesday, January 22, 12:04 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: AMTD, CNI, CRBC, DAL, DD, EAT, FCX, FMER, JNJ, KSU, MTG, PETS, RF, SNV, TRV, VZ, WAT Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, January 9, 10:58 AM Railroad companies could see more demand with more reports now out that the low level of the Mississippi River will limit the ability of barges to run up and down the river. The biggest danger is that a 200-mile stretch of the mighty river between St. Louis, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois could be effectively closed. Waiting in the wings: CSX, RA, CNI, PWX, GWR, CP, NSC, KSU, UNP. 1 Comment [Consumer, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6:25 PM The shale revolution is ongoing "as discoveries today are advancing at a faster rate than production, suggesting production has a long way to go before it peaks," Credit Suisse says. Steel, chemicals and fertilizers, and industrial machinery will benefit along with oil and gas and oilfield services firms. CS likes: APC, NBL, HAL, PSX, MRO, TRP, KSU, UNP, DOW, GE, SI. 6 Comments [Energy, Quick Ideas]

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