Acquisition will push CP higher

This is the fourth year in a row that we’ve selected CP Rail as your #1 Conservative Buy. We’re particularly excited as the company’s upcoming merger with U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern could spur the stock higher for many years to come.
While big acquisitions are… Read More

Two things driving activists’ interest

Activists usually demand big changes at companies they feel are undervalued. Still, sometimes, they simply invest in a company because they like its existing prospects. Here are examples of both.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $89 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares… Read More

Activist should deepen value

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, $104.21, (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 929.7 million; Market cap: $95.9 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.7%) is still a buy.
U.S.-based activist investor Bill Ackman, through his Pershing Square hedge fund, now owns 2.8 million shares of CP. He also owns forward contracts… Read More