NYSE:KSUKansas City Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Kansas City Southern Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $147.25 +0.91 (+0.62 %) (As of 05/22/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$144.79Now: $147.25▼$147.9350-Day Range$121.00MA: $133.50▼$148.7452-Week Range$92.86Now: $147.25▼$178.59Volume783,688 shsAverage Volume1.30 million shsMarket Capitalization$13.99 billionP/E Ratio24.66Dividend Yield1.09%Beta0.88 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Kansas City Southern, a transportation holding company, provides domestic and international rail transportation services in North America. The company serves a ten-state region in the midwest and southeast regions of the United States and has the shortest north/south rail route between Kansas City, Missouri, and ports along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It operates a commercial corridor of the Mexican railroad system and has its direct rail passageway between Mexico City and Laredo, Texas. The company provides rail access to the United States and Mexico border crossing at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; and controls and operates the southern half of the rail bridge at Laredo, Texas, as well as the northern half of this bridge. Kansas City Southern also provides rail access to the port of Lazaro Cardenas on the Pacific Ocean; and owns a 157-mile rail line extending from Laredo, Texas to the port city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Its rail network comprises approximately 6,700 route miles. The company serves the chemical and petroleum, industrial and consumer products, agriculture and minerals, energy, intermodal, and automotive markets. Kansas City Southern was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKansas City Southern has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.48, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $154.89, Kansas City Southern has a potential upside of 5.2% from its current price of $147.25.Amount of Analyst CoverageKansas City Southern has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.0 Community Rank Outperform VotesKansas City Southern has received 624 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesKansas City Southern has received 933 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentKansas City Southern has received 59.92% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Kansas City Southern and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe KSU will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe KSU will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipKansas City Southern is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 1.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthKansas City Southern has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Kansas City Southern is 23.19 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Kansas City Southern will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.75 % next year. This indicates that Kansas City Southern will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Kansas City Southern insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.82% of the stock of Kansas City Southern is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.49% of the stock of Kansas City Southern is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Kansas City Southern are expected to grow by 18.59% in the coming year, from $6.83 to $8.10 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Kansas City Southern is 24.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.16.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Kansas City Southern is 24.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 11.99.Price to Earnings Growth RatioKansas City Southern has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKansas City Southern has a P/B Ratio of 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.2Community Rank: 2.0Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.01 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Railroads, line-haul operating Sub-IndustryRailroads SectorTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:KSU Previous Symbol CUSIP48517030 CIK54480 Webwww.kcsouthern.com Phone816-983-1303Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.68 Current Ratio1.32 Quick Ratio1.02Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio24.66 Forward P/E Ratio21.56 P/E Growth1.44 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.87 billion Price / Sales4.88 Cash Flow$10.81 per share Price / Cash Flow13.62 Book Value$49.30 per share Price / Book2.99Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.90 Net Income$538.90 million Net Margins20.11% Return on Equity14.63% Return on Assets7.46%Miscellaneous Employees7,040 Outstanding Shares95,020,000Market Cap$13.99 billion Next Earnings Date7/17/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable KSU Rates by TradingView Receive KSU News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for KSU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) Frequently Asked Questions How has Kansas City Southern's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Kansas City Southern's stock was trading at $129.23 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KSU stock has increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $147.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Kansas City Southern? 21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kansas City Southern in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Kansas City Southern. When is Kansas City Southern's next earnings date? Kansas City Southern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 17th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kansas City Southern. How were Kansas City Southern's earnings last quarter? Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 17th. The transportation company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.18. The transportation company earned $731.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $716.19 million. Kansas City Southern had a return on equity of 14.63% and a net margin of 20.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. View Kansas City Southern's earnings history. How often does Kansas City Southern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Kansas City Southern? Kansas City Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Wednesday, April 8th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. View Kansas City Southern's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for KSU? 21 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Kansas City Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $127.00 to $182.00. On average, they expect Kansas City Southern's share price to reach $154.89 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kansas City Southern. Has Kansas City Southern been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about KSU stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kansas City Southern earned a media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutKansas City Southern. Are investors shorting Kansas City Southern? Kansas City Southern saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,980,000 shares, a decrease of 8.9% from the April 30th total of 3,270,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 3.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Kansas City Southern's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Kansas City Southern's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Kansas City Southern include CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), CENT JAPAN RWY/ADR (CJPRY), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Kansas City Southern own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kansas City Southern investors own include BlackRock (BLK), CA (CA), Walt Disney (DIS), Union Pacific (UNP), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Boeing (BA), Micron Technology (MU), Cisco Systems (CSCO), IBM (IBM) and Gilead Sciences (GILD). Who are Kansas City Southern's key executives? Kansas City Southern's management team includes the following people: Mr. Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 61)Mr. Michael W. Upchurch, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 58)Mr. Jeffrey M. Songer, COO & Exec. VP (Age 49)Mr. Warren K. Erdman, Exec. VP of Admin. & Corp. Affairs (Age 60)Mr. Brian D. Hancock, Exec. VP & Chief Innovation Officer (Age 53) What is Kansas City Southern's stock symbol? Kansas City Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KSU." Who are Kansas City Southern's major shareholders? Kansas City Southern's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (8.51%), BlackRock Inc. (7.66%), State Street Corp (4.77%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.45%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.04%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.89%). Company insiders that own Kansas City Southern stock include Adam J Godderz, Antonio O Garza, Brian D Hancock, Delano Jose Guillermo Zozaya, Henry J Maier, Jeffrey M Songer, Lora S Cheatum, Lu M Cordova, Michael J Naatz, Michael W Upchurch, Patrick J Ottensmeyer, Robert J Druten, Suzanne M Grafton and Warren K Erdman. View institutional ownership trends for Kansas City Southern. Which institutional investors are selling Kansas City Southern stock? KSU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Bessemer Group Inc., Scharf Investments LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG, and 1832 Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Kansas City Southern company stock in the last year include Adam J Godderz, Antonio O Garza, Brian D Hancock, Delano Jose Guillermo Zozaya, Jeffrey M Songer, Lora S Cheatum, Lu M Cordova, Michael W Upchurch, Robert J Druten, Suzanne M Grafton, and Warren K Erdman. View insider buying and selling activity for Kansas City Southern. Which institutional investors are buying Kansas City Southern stock? KSU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FDx Advisors Inc., FDx Advisors Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Luminus Management LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Alliancebernstein L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Kansas City Southern. How do I buy shares of Kansas City Southern? Shares of KSU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Kansas City Southern's stock price today? One share of KSU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.25. How big of a company is Kansas City Southern? Kansas City Southern has a market capitalization of $13.99 billion and generates $2.87 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $538.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.90 on an earnings per share basis. Kansas City Southern employs 7,040 workers across the globe. What is Kansas City Southern's official website? The official website for Kansas City Southern is www.kcsouthern.com. How can I contact Kansas City Southern? Kansas City Southern's mailing address is 427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO, 64105. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 816-983-1303 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 5/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
