cp rail

Dear Inner Circle Member,

Canadian National Railway’s $33.6 billion U.S. takeover attempt for rival Kansas City Southern failed after regulators blocked a key condition of the deal. As a result, KCS has now agreed to merge with Canadian Pacific Railway—CN’s main competitor.

Investors tend to dislike the risk that comes with big acquisitions, and CN stock rallied on the news....

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% in early 2020. That was meant to support economic activity after COVID-19 hit. Whether the bank continues to hold that rate steady, cuts it further or raises it depends on Canada’s economic growth and employment levels....

A: The share price, in and of itself, is a somewhat arbitrary way to look at the worth of a stock.

For instance, CP Rail recently split its shares on a 5-for-1 basis. That means that its share price is now $90.86—rather than the $454.30 it would be if the split hadn’t occurred.

However, shareholders still hold an equivalent stake in the company—the market capitalization of CP Rail (shares outstanding times the current price) is unchanged.

Looking at TD Bank, $83.33, symbol TD on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $151.5 billion; www.td.com), it’s noteworthy that it’s the only one of the Big Five banks to have a stock split in the last 10 years—the stock split 2-for-1 in 2014....

CP recently lost out to CN Railway in its bid to take over U.S. railway Kansas City Southern. But CP showed strong discipline in not over-bidding—plus, it pocketed a $750 million U.S. break-up fee from Kansas City Southern after that firm accepted the rival offer....

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $90 is your #1 Conservative stock for 2021. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 666.6 million; Market cap: $60.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.9; Dividend yield: 0.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver, and to its hubs in the U.S....

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $468.87, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares o/s: 135.6 million; Market cap: $61.6 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.8%) recently offered to acquire U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (New York symbol KSU) for roughly $29 billion U.S....

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% in March 2020. That was meant to support economic activity after COVID-19 hit. Whether the bank continues to hold that rate steady, cuts it further or raises it depends on Canada’s economic growth and employment levels.


Meanwhile, today’s low interest rates make bonds unattractive....

CP Rail is well positioned to keep weathering any COVID-19-related slowdowns or disruptions to its shipping markets. Metro is in a similar position as it continues to build its strong market position as an essential service during the pandemic. Both stocks are still buys.


CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $448.83, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares outstanding: 133.3 million; Market cap: $60.5 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.9%) operates a 22,000-kilometre rail network between Montreal and Vancouver....

For 2021, we have singled out three stocks as #1 buys for you, one from each of our portfolios—Conservative, Aggressive and Income.


All three are in a strong position to weather the current wave of COVID-19. Each is also poised for solid gains as new vaccines help kick-start global economic growth.


CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD....

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% from 1.25% in March 2020. The move was meant to spur the economy after COVID-19 hit. Whether the bank holds that rate steady, or cuts it even further, depends on the country’s economic growth and unemployment levels.


Meanwhile, even for our conservative investors, we caution against investing in bonds....