Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP): Today's Featured Transportation Laggard

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Canadian Pacific Railway ( CP) pushed the Transportation industry lower today making it today's featured Transportation laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.1%. By the end of trading, Canadian Pacific Railway fell $1.32 (-1.1%) to $119.01 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,020,709 shares of Canadian Pacific Railway exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 897,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $117.72-$120.45 after having opened the day at $120.02 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $120.33. Other companies within the Transportation industry that declined today were: FreeSeas ( FREE), down 11.6%, Eagle Bulk Shipping ( EGLE), down 5.2%, Central North Airport Group ( OMAB), down 4.9% and Box Ships ( TEU), down 4.1%.

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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a transcontinental railway providing freight transportation services, logistics solutions, and supply chain expertise in Canada and the United States. Canadian Pacific Railway has a market cap of $21.7 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 39.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 18.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Canadian Pacific Railway a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 13 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Canadian Pacific Railway as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations, solid stock price performance and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.

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On the positive front, Genco Shipping & Trading ( GNK), down 10.1%, Vitran Corporation ( VTNC), down 9.1%, XPO Logistics ( XPO), down 5.1% and P.A.M. Transportation ( PTSI), down 4.7%.

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