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56.67% Return on Investment: Union Pacific Railroad

Value investing is a principle of investing whereby the investor uses ratios and comparative analysis of similar investments over an extended period of time. In this case, I compared the six publicly traded Class I railways in the United States. Then based on the results, I exercise buy and sell points for each stock within the fund. In this case, Union Pacific Railroad’s prior peak (high selling price) was $188.96.

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Key Performance Indicators in the Railroad Industry

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

There are six Class 1 Railways traded in the US market. If you look at each railway’s respective annual and quarterly filings, all of them report certain key performance indicators (KPIs).

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Railroad Fund – Update 02/27/2020 Purchased Union Pacific

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

In yesterday’s post, I indicated that if Union Pacific’s share price drops to $156.79 that the fund would use its excess cash to purchase shares.

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Railroad Fund – Update 02/26/2020 Coronavirus Impact

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

I noticed that Union Pacific (I consider Union Pacific the highest quality stock within the six Class I railways of the railroad fund) is now at $165.00 even. A 17% drop is the requirement for me to buy; see my article: Union Pacific – Buy/Sell Model.

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Railroad Fund – Update on 02/24/2020

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

Volatility is necessary to create market fluctuations. Market fluctuations create price disparity for either intrinsic value (buy side of the buy low/sell high tenet of value investing) or price recovery, i.e. unsubstantiated high market prices for stock.

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Railroad Stocks – Analysis 02/15/2020

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

Every one of the six railroad stocks are at or above their all-time highs.

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Railroad Fund – Status on 01/31/2020

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

During the last 30 days, the fund held 13.52375 shares (original investment of $2,500) and sold them on 01/17/2020 at 9:40 AM when the price in the market hit the target under the value investment principle at $207.17.

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Railroad Fund – Status as of 12/31/19

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

It’s the end of the quarter and time to report on the railroad fund.

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Union Pacific – Buy/Sell Model

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

Union Pacific’s stock carries the highest price to book ratio among the six Class I Railways. It is about a 1.43 times factor over the next best price to book ratio of CSX at 4.73.

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Canadian Pacific Railroad – Sold Stock at $241.47

Railways Pool / David J Hoare

Today is November 15, 2019 and Canadian Pacific Railroad recovered in accordance with my railroad fund investment model to $241.47 per share.

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