CP will fuel your post-COVID returns

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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Your CP’s shares are down about 8% since the start of 2020. Still, that’s a lot better than the 13% decline for the broader S&P/TSX Composite Index. Indeed, the pandemic has served to highlight the vital role that CP’s rail networks play for manufacturers and retailers. While COVID-19 will undoubtedly hurt the company’s freight volumes in the short term, CP has significantly improved its efficiency. Investors also continue to benefit as sharply lower fuel costs help the company cope with fallout from the coronavirus shutdown. Moreover, CP continues to invest in its networks. These upgrades will put it in a better position to expand its earnings—and your returns—once the pandemic ends. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. $313 remains your #1 Conservative stock for 2020. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 135.6 million; Market cap: $42.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.3; Dividend yield: 1.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpr.ca) transports freight over a 23,700-kilometre rail network between…