CSX posts higher profit, new CEO says better is to come

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(CSX) has a trading volume of 5.29 Million shares, with an average trading volume of 5210 shares - with shares dropping to a 52 week low of $23.97, and the company's shares hitting a 52 week high of $ 50.31. The company's stock has climbed 1.75 percent in the past five year. The stock remained 1.92% volatile for the week and 1.92% for the month. Spirit of America Management Corp NY raised its position in shares of CSX by 35.0% in the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 8,250 shares of the company's stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the last quarter.

NA cut its stake in shares of CSX Co.

The company's stock rose $1.33, or almost 3 percent, to $48.26 in after-hours trading following the release of the earnings report. Charter Trust Co. raised its position in CSX by 6.4% in the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 71,989 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,196,000 after buying an additional 1,981 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of MI now owns 30,270 shares of the company's stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of CSX during the fourth quarter valued at about $15,156,000. That suggests something of the likelihood of a short squeeze in shares of CSX.

On Thursday, Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA) stock opened its trade at $18.12 and after floating in a range of $17.52 to $18.29, settled at $17.53. Stock traders acquired 9,302 put options on the stock. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $47.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $40.23.

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CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 17th. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of CSX during the third quarter worth approximately $27,459,000. Analysts expected $2.76 billion. CSX had a net margin of 15.48% and a return on equity of 14.71%. CSX's revenue for the quarter was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter previous year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that CSX Co. will post $2.07 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CSX has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded CSX from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley upgraded CSX from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $24.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 19th. The stock tapped a 52-week high of US$136.5 while the mean 12-month price target for the shares is US$138.76. Atlantic Securities upgraded CSX from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $57.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 15th. (CSX) where 10 analyst have rated the stock as Strong Buy, 8 analysts said it's a Buy, 10 rated the stock as Hold, 1 analysts reported Underperform and 0 analysts gave their recommendations as Sell. CSX now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $54.88. For CSX, the company now has $603 Million of cash on the books, which is offset by $331 Million current liabilities.

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