Canadian Pacific Rail (CP.TO)

CP bought Kansas City Southern in a US$25-billion blockbuster deal today He owns CN as a core position instead. He could own both since it's a duopoly and both are good. CN already has a good presence in the U.S. so CP is adding to theirs. It's a good deal for CP and accretive, giving CP access to Mexico. CP will get stronger with this US presence. You can own both rails, too.

CP vs CN The CP stock split isn't an issue. He prefers CP in the short term. Late CEO Hunter Harrison turned CN around and his legacy remains as CN continues to reduce costs and do very well. Harrison didn't helm CP until later, around 2012, so CP is a bit behind. CP has good exposure shipping crude, and this business should pick up in summer as more people drive and burn gas during the reopening. He prefers CP which will deliver 10-15% returns vs. CN's 5-10% in the coming year.

CP has a better operating ratio, so he owns that instead. CP also has more exposure to commodities. Both have enjoyed good numbers last quarter and both trade at a decent PE. But headwinds: a possible slowdown in the global economy, and CN has more issues in the intermodal. He's neutral about CNR. (He doesn't like stop losses.) He likes, doesn't love, this sector.

He owns CNR instead. Some of the best businesses ever. Can increase prices, diversify. Hard to compete against them. E-commerce explosion has created backlogs. Good stocks to own going forward. Quality company, good management. Sees many years of good returns.

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Generally a good economic recovery play. Between CNR and CP, both are good. CP is cheaper today. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. The decline today was due to an intermodel traffic report, showing that many rails showed declining volumes last week. However, CP did show gains compared to others. There is no other news. The stock rose to $23 in the three days prior to today's $9 decline. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

CNR-T vs. CP-T. It has always been a coin flip. He has always chosen CNR-T. You can't go wrong with either of them and they both continue to raise their dividends. He owns more CNR-T than CP-T.

Transportation Companies? In light of e-commerce. Transportation is doing well. CNR-T and CP-T just keep going up. His model price is $161 or 14% upside on CNR-T. CP-T has a model price of $466.84 or a 15% upside.

Canadian rails enjoy a duopoly, but we know that grains and other resources will get shipped. CP is more efficient than CN, and is very well-run. He owns CNR. Investors should own either.