CN can go higher even after its rise

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CN’s shares have shot up nearly 50% from their March 2020 low of $92. Investors should expect the company to continue benefiting as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent cancellation of the Keystone XL oil pipeline by new U.S. president Joe Biden should also push more crude oil onto its rail networks. Meantime, the company continues to improve the efficiency of its rail networks. That will spur its long-term growth, and let it keep rewarding shareholders with higher dividends and share buybacks. What’s more, the railway’s ability to seamlessly reach North America’s three coasts gives it a competitive advantage. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $135 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 710.3 million; Market cap: $95.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.0; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) operates Canada’s largest railway. Its 32,200-kilometre network stretches across the country, and passes through the U.S. Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. Ottawa nationalized the…