CPKC is on a strong growth path

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The federal government recently stepped in to end a work stoppage by CPKC’s locomotive engineers, conductors, train and yard workers, and rail traffic controllers. The dispute will now go to binding arbitration, which will likely increase CPKC’s operating costs. Even so, we still like the company’s prospects, especially after its April 2023 purchase of U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (KCS) for $31 billion. CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY, $112.65, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares o/s: 933.1 million; Market cap: $105.1 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.7%) now ships freight over a 32,190-kilometre rail network. That line runs mainly between Montreal and Vancouver, with links to hubs in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. With the addition of KCS, the new company also connects with important hubs and ports on the U.S. Gulf Coast and in Mexico. As a result of last year’s merger with KCS, the company’s revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2024, rose 13.5%, to $3.60 billion from $3.17 billion…