The shares of Kansas City Southern's (KSU), which I first discussed here on July 29, 2009, at a price of $19.66, have broken through major, psychological resistance at $50. Now may be a good time to consider taking some profits, if you're in near $20.

However, those investors who can tolerate the risk can maintain their full position in KSU, but keep in mind the journey to $70 may not be completed in 2011.

Continue reading Has Kansas City Southern Topped at $57?

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If you took advantage of Kansas City Southern's (KSU) corrective dip this summer to add to shares in the company, first discussed here on July 29, 2009, at a price of $19.66, you made the right the move, as KSU has rebounded smartly from a low near $32 to trade above $46.

However, given that KSU will likely top-out at/near $60 during the current economic expansion, there's still time to board this train.

Continue reading Kansas City Southern Rolls Toward $50, and Beyond

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Analyst Upgrades

• Goldman upgraded Republic Services (RSG) to buy from neutral and raised its price target to $34 from $32. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade.
• Deutsche Bank upgraded MeadWestvaco (MWV) to buy from hold due to valuation and keeps a $29 price target for shares.
• UBS upgraded Symantec (SYMC) to buy from neutral.
• Lloyds Banking (LYG) upgraded to add from neutral at WestLB.
• Ternium (TX) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Barclays.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: GLW, KSU, LYG, MFE, MWV, RIMM, RSG, RY, SRCL, SYMC ...

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Continue reading Kansas City Southern: Take Some Profits off the Table

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Continue reading Kansas City Southern's Train Is Leaving the Station

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It's time for investors who can tolerate moderate risk to get on board railroad Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU), and why not? The nation's inadequate, congested interstate highway system and vehicle system dependent on oil suggests a bottle-neck plagued, high-cost road transportation system in the years ahead.

Hence, I'm reiterating my Buy rating for Kansas City Southern, first recommended on July 29, 2009, at a price of $19.66. If you bought KSU in July, you're up 39%.

Continue reading Kansas City Southern's stock is headed north

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Continue reading Kansas City Southern: On the border lies a gem

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"Having spent a lot of time recently studying the North American transportation industry, my conclusion is that trucking is on the decline while the railroads are poised to increase market share," notes Tom Slee.

The contributing editor to Gordon Pape's Internet Wealth Builder states, "The logical conclusion: buy rail stocks now." Here he looks at Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI).

"Who would have thought it? Railways are having a good year. They were supposed to be hunkered down, riding out the recession. Instead, the old iron horse is thriving.

"Surging demand for commodities is more than offsetting a slump in building materials shipments. Even higher energy costs are proving a plus for the railroads. Each jump in oil prices gives them a bigger edge over their gas guzzling competitors: trucks.

"Most important, the rails are able to raise rates despite the economic downturn. Their surcharges are sticking. Yet the stocks are out of favour.

Continue reading KSU & BNI: Riding the rails to profits

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• Lehman Bros downgraded shares of Motorola Inc (NYSE: MOT) to Equal Weight from Overweight with a $20 target citing a slower recovery in handset margins.

• Stifel downgraded Maguire Properties Inc (NYSE: MPG) to Sell from Hold. Friedman Billings removed Maguire from its Top Picks list, citing the $2.9 billion acquisition of California assets for the removal.

• Bear Stearns downgraded China Life Insurance Co Ltd (NYSE: LFC) to Underperform from Peer Perform based on valuation.

• ThinkEquity cut Palm, Inc (NASDAQ: PALM) to Accumulate from Buy with an $18 target citing valuation driven by takeover speculation as well as lack of execution improvements.

• UBS downgraded shares of both CSX Corp (NYSE: CSX) and Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) to Neutral from Buy on valuation. The broker raised CSX's target to $45 from $41 and raised Kansas City's target to $38 from $33.

• AG Edwards downgraded Qualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) to Hold from Buy on valuation.

• Lehman downgraded Hasbro Inc (NYSE: HAS) to Equal Weight from Overweight with a $30 target.

• Matrix USA downgraded KB Home (NYSE: KBH) to Hold from Strong Buy based on valuation.

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