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Canadian Pacific (CP) Sets Record For November Grain Movement

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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP - Free Report) achieved another monthly record in November and second-best-ever month for shipping by moving 2.96 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products. With this, the company exceeded its November 2019 record by 8%.  

In 2020-2021 crop year, Canadian Pacific shipped 11.13 MMT of grains exceeding the amount shipped during the same time period in the 2019-2020 crop year by 15 percent.

In line with the objective of investing in its grain fleet, Canadian Pacific added more than 3,700 new hopper cars to its fleet via purchase or lease. The new high-efficiency railcars carry 15% more grain with respect to volume and 10% more in terms of weight compared with older cars that are being replaced. Moreover, the company is significantly investing in its grain fleet with additional hopper cars coming into service every week.

Notably, the company is performing brilliantly with respect to the movement of Canadian grain and grain products for quite some time. Toward this end, the company set a new record in October by moving 3.04 MMT of grains, the first time ever that Canadian Pacific exceeded 3 MMT in a month.

Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider

Canadian Pacific currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Transportation sector are Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX - Free Report) , Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR - Free Report) and Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI - Free Report) . Landstar carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), while Knight-Swift and Herc Holdings sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Long-term expected earnings per share (three to five years) growth rate for Knight-Swift, Landstar and Herc Holdings is pegged at 15%, 12% and 12.6%, respectively.

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