Why CSX Is Poised to Keep Chuggin'
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, railroad operator has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CSX and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
CSXfacts
Headquarters (founded) | Jacksonville, Fla. (1978) |
Market Cap | $24.9 billion |
Industry | Railroads |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $11.8 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Michael Ward CFO Fredrik Eliasson |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 20.4% |
Cash/Debt | $1.1 billion / $9.4 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.5% |
Competitors | Norfolk Southern Union Pacific |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 2,121 members who have rated CSX believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star BoiseKen, tapped CSX as a particularly solid opportunity:
CSX is depressed vs. Canadian National Railway & [Union Pacific] (two other companies I gave the green thumb to). ... I think the problem is that CSX is being sold because of a SHORT-TERM issue related to the price between coal & natural gas. This problem is likely to resolve in the long-run because 1) NG prices may rise and demand continues to rise. 2) Not all utilities can switch to NG -- coal demand will flatten. 3) Crude oil by rail could fill in some of the softness from coal.
In the long run, CSX is a winner -- the P/E will rise toward to peers and get a little extra dividend yield while I wait.
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