CNR
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. (Toronto symbol CNR; www.cn.ca) operates the largest freight rail network in Canada. It also serves 16 U.S. states. Ottawa nationalized CNR in 1918 because of the vital role the company played in Canada’s early growth. CNR became a publicly traded company in 1995.
The company is upgrading its Alberta rail networks to take advantage of expanding oil …read more »
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $79 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 444.9 million; Market cap: $35.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) operates the largest freight rail network in Canada. It also serves 16 U.S. states. Ottawa nationalized CN in 1918 because of the vital role the company …read more »
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Units outstanding: 263.4 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.0; Dividend yield: 5.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) has interests in 305 shopping malls in Canada, including 10 under development. RioCan also owns stakes in 35 malls in the U.S. through joint ventures.
In the first six months of 2011, the …read more »
Canadian National Railway Co., Toronto symbol CNR, operates Canada’s largest freight-rail network and serves 16 U.S. states.
We analyze CN Rail in The Successful Investor, our investment advisory that recommends the best Canadian stocks for conservative investors.
In the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Canadian stock’s earnings rose 0.7%, to $538.0 million from $534.0 million. Earnings per share rose 4.4%, …read more »
When you learn more about stock market investment, you’ll realize there are two main ways a company can distribute its profits to shareholders. It can buy back its own shares, or it can pay dividends. Both dividends and buybacks pay off for investors. Here are 3 reasons why:
- A company boosts its per-share profit by buying back its shares back, because
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $73 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 461.8 million; Market cap: $33.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) operates Canada’s largest freight-rail network, and serves 16 U.S. states. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is CN’s largest shareholder, with just over 10% of the shares.
In the …read more »
Canada’s two main railways face many unpredictable challenges, like bad weather and rising fuel costs. However, both have streamlined their operations. That helps them quickly respond to sudden setbacks. Both should continue to benefit as the improving economy pushes up freight volumes. We like both, but prefer CP for new buying.
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $73 (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth …read more »
METRO INC. $43 (Toronto symbol MRU.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 105.8 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.metro.ca) has about 600 supermarkets and 250 drugstores in Ontario and Quebec.
In the three months ended December 18, 2010, Metro’s sales fell 0.5%, to $2.63 billion from $2.65 billion a year earlier. …read more »
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $66.56 (Toronto symbol CP; Shares outstanding: 169.1 million; Market cap: $11.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 1.6%; www.cpr.ca) reports that its earnings rose 18.3% in 2010, to $650.7 million from $550.0 million in 2009. Earnings per share rose 16.7%, to $3.85 from $3.30, on more shares outstanding.
If you exclude unusual items, such as foreign-exchange …read more »
Canadian National Railway Co. (Toronto symbol CNR) operates Canada’s largest freight rail network, and serves 16 U.S. states. CN is one of the Canadian stock picks we analyze in our Successful Investor newsletter.
In 2010, CN earned $2.1 billion, or $4.48 a share. That’s up 13.5% from $1.8 billion, or $3.92 a share, in 2009. Excluding one-time items in both years, …read more »
