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Railroad Pick Outruns Market by +33%
Published: August 10, 2008
As investors, we're always on
the lookout for the next big story to come along, an emerging trend
capable of sweeping an entire group of stocks to new highs. And over the
past year, we've been treated to a pair of them. I'll give you a hint:
one involves surging global demand for agricultural commodities like
wheat and corn, the other for energy sources such as oil, coal and
natural gas.
However, while we often go to painstaking lengths to sniff out these
trends and determine whether they are gaining momentum, we seldom bother
looking beneath the surface to pinpoint any second or third-tier
recipients that might also stand to benefit.
In this case, it's fairly easy to see that demand for coal and grain has
been on the rise, great news for coal miners and fertilizer suppliers.
But have you given much though to any other companies that might
indirectly benefit -- like those involved in moving these products from
point A to point B.
As editor of StreetAuthority's
Half-Priced Stocks
newsletter, it was that train of thought (pun intended) that led me to
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI, $101.43) in my July 2007
newsletter. The railroad transports all types of products, from canned
goods to cement, but two of its specialties happen to coincide with the
industry's biggest growth drivers -- grain and coal. In fact, Burlington
Northern carries enough coal annually to generate one-tenth of the
electricity produced nationwide.
At the time, the global bull market for raw materials, a shortage of
available truck drivers, and tight freight capacity were all pointing to
a favorable pricing environment for railroads. And Burlington Northern
has little threat from new competitors -- you try building and
maintaining 32,000 miles of track.
With all this in mind (and with Warren Buffett himself taking a large
stake in BNI), I felt confident putting the stock on my portfolio watch
list. And since that time, the shares have chugged from $85 to $101 -- a
gain of nearly +20%, during a stretch when the S&P has tumbled -15%.
In this month's issue, I profile another overlooked company tied to a
powerful developing trend: wind power. Sales in the firm's growing wind
tower division have exploded 35-fold over the past four years -- and
backlog for future orders has just spiked from $200 million to $1.6
billion. Yet, even with the company shattering earnings estimates and
raising its full-year outlook, the shares are still trading at a wide
-30% discount to fair value.
To read my complete in-depth profile of this up-and-coming company,
available only to subscribers, I invite you to take a no-obligation peek
at my Half-Priced Stocks
newsletter. Simply follow this
link to learn more.
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Nathan Slaughter
StreetAuthority Staff Writer
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