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BNI: Bull or Bear?
Railroad Stocks Steam Ahead on Buffett’s Buy of BNI
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Railroad stocks are steaming ahead today on news that Warren Buffett will buy Burlington Northern (NYSE: BNI ) as a bet on the recovery of the domestic and global economy as part of Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A) largest acquisition ever. Berkshire previously owned over 22% of BNI and will also conduct a 50 : 1 split of his Company's lower-priced Class B shares (NYSE: BRK-B). Buffett is also bullish on the railroad industry as a green form of fuel / cost-effective means for the transportation of goods as compared to other forms of transport such as roadway trucking. <> The <> <> Pro...
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Burlington Northern (BNI): On the right track
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Filed under: Newsletters, Commodities, Oil, Agriculture, Stocks to Buy, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI)  Is it time to ride the rails? In Gordon Pape's The Internet Wealth Builder, analyst Tom Slee reaffirms his buy rating on Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI), his top pick in the sector."Burlington Northern is my preferred choice in the railroad industry. At first glance, Burlington Northern had a particularly bad first quarter. <>"Profit was $0.86 a share, down sharply from $1.30 a share the year before. However, when unusual items such as an unfavourable coal rate decision are exclu...
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New Global Transport Composite Index
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New Global Transport Composite Index The table at my website link below presents 45 companies with market caps of at least $200M from each of the five new ETF Innovators global transport indexes, including a database of about 300 companies worldwide. <> The Transport Composite Index is a dynamic, semi-active index with quarterly rebalancing which consists of 45 companies on an equal weight basis from each of the five global transport indexes listed below with the indicated number ...
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Railroad Index Will Benefit from Infrastructure Spending
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The table above presents the seven largest companies by market cap in the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Railroad PerformIdex among 53 total companies with market caps over $150M which are active in the railroad industry, including rail transport, rail infrastructure, and railcar manufacturing. The Railroad Index fared better than the iShares Dow Transports (IYT) over the past year and the PowerShares Progressive Tranporation Portfolio (PTRP) since its inception in late September.
However, the tabe ...
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An Index of Top Rated Global Transport Companies
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<> The accompanying table includes the top 50 rated companies and statistics for the ETF Innovators (ETFI) Global Transportation PerformIdex, which is structured as an equally-weighted index with quarterly updates from a database of 225 companies included in the following five indexes:
1.) ETFI Global Air Transport
2.) ETFI Global Personal Transport
3.) ETFI Global Maritime Transport
4.) ETFI Global Railroad Industry
5.) ETFI Global Trucking & Logistics
The index is s...
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Follow Buffett Into Railroad Stocks With Burlington Northern (BNI)
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Warren Buffett is shopping for railroad stocks again. The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ increased his stake in Burlington Northern (NYSE: BNI ) to almost 20% last month. Fuel efficiency and road congestion are two key factors supporting a bullish outlook for the railroad industry, says Jason Simpkins . More from Jason in Money Morning : <> <> Last month, the iconic investing guru once again displayed his enthusiasm for railroad stocks by adding to his already sizeable stake in Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corp . (NYSE: BNI ). After picking up 7.85 million shares of Bu...
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Warren Buffett Is Still Riding the Rails
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<> As evidence of a bullish long-term outlook for railroads, Warren Buffet's Berskshire recently increased its stake in Burlington Northern (BNI) and the CEO of Kansas City Southern (KSU), Michael Haverty, appeared on Larry Kudlow's show on CNBC Thursday evening, stating that rail transport was showing continued strength in the transport of coal, chemicals, and grains with weakness in the transport of consumer goods and housing related commodities. Berkshire paid $79.65 each to add 825,000 shares of BNI, upping its stake in ...
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A Global ETF Strategy for Transports
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<> Transports have provided a safe haven for investors with the iShares Dow Transports ( IYT ) registering a small gain over the past year in spite of a meltdown in financials and sharp losses in the overall market averages, before the recent market meltdown. The gains in the Dow Transport ETF were largely the result of a strong performance by the top four U.S.-based railroads by market cap, which account for over 30% of the stock holdings in IYT.
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Ride the Rails to Profits with Warren Buffett
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<> Global Railroad Index Statistics <>  Top 5 Companies by Market Cap
<> Railroad companies represent a compelling investment theme despite the run-up in the stock prices of major U.S. players in the industry such as Warren Buffett favorite Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI), which Berkshire Hathaway owns nearly 64 million shares for an 18% stake . Railroad companies have pricing power as increased demand for the fuel-efficient transport of energy and agricultural commodities is combined with limited n...
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Bullish on BNI ...
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Analysts' Recommendation: Buy 30 Days Ago: Buy Analysts' Target: $104 Analysts' Targets Deutsche Bank Securities $99 Neutral Friday, July 25, 2008 RBC Capital Markets $95 Sector Perform Thursday, June 19, 2008 Longbow $120 Buy Monday, June 09, 2008 Lehman Brothers $100 Underweight Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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About Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
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Time was - not long ago - the railroads were the darlings of Wall Street. Extraordinary demand for commodities from emerging markets and strong international trade increased demand for rail transport. 
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