Credit Suisse Maintains a Buy Rating on Kansas City Southern (KSU)


In a report issued on January 18, Allison Landry from Credit Suisse maintained a Buy rating on Kansas City Southern (KSU), with a price target of $129. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $110.52.

According to TipRanks.com, Landry is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.7% and a 66.4% success rate. Landry covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Expeditors International, Echo Global Logistics, and Old Dominion Freight.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Kansas City Southern is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $123, representing an 11.3% upside. In a report issued on January 15, Loop Capital Markets also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $132 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $120.34 and a one-year low of $90.55. Currently, Kansas City Southern has an average volume of 1.19M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 74 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of KSU in relation to earlier this year.

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Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company. It focuses on the growing north or south freight corridor connecting key commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with major industrial cities in Mexico. The company also engages in the freight rail transportation business operating through a single coordinated rail network.

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