NYSE:KSUKansas City Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kansas City Southern's stock was trading at $129.23 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KSU shares have increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $147.18. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

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.

Kansas City Southern will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, July 17th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) released its earnings results on Friday, April, 17th. The transportation company reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.18. The transportation company had revenue of $731.70 million for 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%. Kansas City Southern's quarterly revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.54 earnings per share. View Kansas City Southern's earnings history.

Kansas City Southern declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.09%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 5th. View Kansas City Southern's dividend history.

21 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Kansas City Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $127.00 to $182.00. On average, they anticipate Kansas City Southern's stock price to reach $154.95 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kansas City Southern.

Media stories about KSU stock have been trending negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kansas City Southern earned a media sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Kansas City Southern.

Kansas City Southern saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,130,000 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the May 31st total of 2,020,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,450,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Kansas City Southern's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kansas City Southern include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH). View all competitors.

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).

Kansas City Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KSU."

Kansas City Southern's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). 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.

KSU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for 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.

One share of KSU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.18.

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.

The official website for Kansas City Southern is www.kcsouthern.com.

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]