According to Zen Score, the 3 best railroad stocks to buy right now are:
1. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB)
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) is the top railroad stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 14 points higher than the railroad industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has seen its stock return 16.72% over the past year, overperforming other railroad stocks by 21 percentage points.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $132.20, an upside of 14.76% from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's current stock price of $115.20.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP)
Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) is the second best railroad stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the railroad industry average of 32. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Union Pacific has seen its stock return 4.09% over the past year, overperforming other railroad stocks by 8 percentage points.
Union Pacific has an average 1 year
price target of $250.74, an upside of 13.21% from Union Pacific's current stock price of $221.47.
Union Pacific stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Union Pacific, 47.37% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 21.05% have issued a Buy, 31.58% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Canadian National Railway Co (NYSE:CNI)
Canadian National Railway Co (NYSE:CNI) is the third best railroad stock with a Zen Score of 40, which is 8 points higher than the railroad industry average of 32. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Canadian National Railway Co has seen its stock lose -8.63% over the past year, underperforming other railroad stocks by -5 percentage points.
Canadian National Railway Co has an average 1 year
price target of $134.00, an upside of 17.12% from Canadian National Railway Co's current stock price of $114.41.
Canadian National Railway Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Canadian National Railway Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.69% have issued a Buy, 92.31% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.