Kansas City Southern (KSU): Price and Financial Metrics
Kansas City Southern (KSU)
Today's Latest Price: $202.51 USD
Updated Jan 27 3:33pm
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KSU Stock Summary
- Kansas City Southern's market capitalization of $19,792,047,536 is ahead of 89.27% of US-listed equities.
- KSU's one year PEG ratio, measuring expected growth in earnings next year relative to current common stock price is 1,371.08 -- higher than 97.19% of US-listed equities with positive expected earnings growth.
- KSU's went public 33.25 years ago, making it older than 90.62% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Kansas City Southern are CABO, FOXA, LH, IP, and TRU.
- KSU's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Kansas City Southern's official web site, go to www.kcsouthern.com.
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KSU Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $202.51 | 52-week high | $223.59 |
| Prev. close | $211.45 | 52-week low | $92.86 |
| Day low | $198.18 | Volume | 968,625 |
| Day high | $209.31 | Avg. volume | 839,948 |
| 50-day MA | $199.79 | Dividend yield | 0.83% |
| 200-day MA | $172.56 | Market Cap | 18.96B |
Kansas City Southern (KSU) Company Bio
Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company with domestic and international rail operations in North America that are focused on the north/south freight corridor connecting commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with industrial cities in Mexico. The company was founded in 1962 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.
KSU Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $202.51 | $297.37 | 41% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for KSU, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Kansas City Southern ranked in the 59th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 41.33%. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Kansas City Southern ended up being:
- The compound growth rate in the free cash flow of Kansas City Southern over the past 5.25 years is 0.44%; that's higher than 79.98% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Industrials sector.
- Kansas City Southern's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 22.11% of tickers in our DCF set.
- KSU's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than merely 22.11% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 38% |
| 1% | 39% |
| 2% | 41% |
| 3% | 42% |
| 4% | 43% |
| 5% | 45% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as KSU, try JBT, CMRE, KFY, MTZ, and PATI.
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