| Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP)Q3 2009 Earnings CallOctober 27, 2009; 02:00 pm ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Earnings Preview: United Parcel Service theflyonthewall.com submits: United Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to report Q4 earnings before the market open on Tuesday, February 2 with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. GuidanceAnalysts are looking for EPS of 74c and revenue of $12.22B. The consensus range is 63c-75c for EPS, and $11.77B-$12.58B for revenue, according to First Call. UPS reported mixed Q3 results, beating EPS while slightly missing on revenue estimates. Following a recent spate of good news investors will be looking for UPS to surpass Q4 estimates. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Little Sympathy for Porsche on New Fuel Economy Rules Michael Steinberg submits:The Wall Street Journal’s “Porsche Presses for Easier Fuel Rules” quotes Daimler’s (DAI) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche: “We have to stretch but we will get there, and so we don’t complain. And I would prefer if others complain, they not do it in the name of their neighbors.” Speaking in reference to the new US fuel economy fleet wide average of 35.5 MPG and carbon-dioxide average of 250 grams per mile, all luxury and specialty car companies don’t have a uniform voice.Just like the controversial healthcare legislation, implementation is 90% of the law. In this case the government must develop the regulations which define mileage based on each vehicle’s footprint (wheelbase and track). The idea was to still retain a variety of car sizes while still improving gas mileage and reducing greenhouse gasses.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
With IPO Dust Settled, Should You Buy Tesla Motors? It has now been slightly over two weeks since Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) became a publicly traded company in one of the most over-hyped IPOs in recent memory. For those of you not familiar with the company, they are the tiny California-based electric car maker that had sold a grand total of 937 cars as of 12/31/2009. They've never made a profit, but the company is now worth about $1.8 billion (based on 93.5 million total shares outstanding after the IPO.) The stock was well oversubscribed and from an offer price of $17 the shares opened at $19 and soared to $30.42 one day after the IPO. The price has since fallen back some 40% to hover in the $19 range.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Railroads: Profitable on Every Track, Both in Good Times and Bad World's Best Stocks submits:With 4 out of 5 major North American railroad companies trading near their year high, we analyzed them as an opportunity to profit from their current momentum. At $62.21, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) is trading at 0.67% from its year high. Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) at $78.80 is trading at 1.02% from its year high. At $64.62, Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) is trading at 2.18% from its year high and all-time high. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) at $57.91 is trading at 5.97% from its year high. And finally, CSX Corporation (CSX) is the cheapest of the 5 from a year high point of view, trading at 13.44% from its year high, with a current price of $53.67.Here is the rank by Market Capitalization (as of September 3, 2010) of these 5 major railroads companies.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |