Today it was reported that the EVP & Chief Innovation Officer of Kansas City Southern (KSU), Brian Hancock, exercised options to sell 4,648 KSU shares at $82.71 a share, for a total transaction value of $579.9K.
Following Brian Hancock’s last KSU Sell transaction on February 01, 2018, the stock climbed by 14.0%. In addition to Brian Hancock, one other KSU executive reported Sell trades in the last month.
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Based on Kansas City Southern’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending March 31, the company posted quarterly revenue of $675 million and quarterly net profit of $103 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $648 million and had a net profit of $145 million. KSU’s market cap is $12.62B and the company has a P/E ratio of 20.36. Currently, Kansas City Southern has an average volume of 1.11M.
Based on 10 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $132.11, reflecting a 6.5% upside.
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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.
