Billionaires Are Riding These Transportation Stocks

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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE:CP) saw the number of funds managed by billionaires holding this stock inch up by 1 to during the third quarter. However, the value of their holdings declined by $571 million quarter over quarter. Amongst the billionaires we follow, Viking Global Investors managed by Andreas Halvorsen bought more than 2.6 million shares of this stock during the third quarter, making it the top buyer. Jorge Paulo Lemann of 3G Capital Partners also held 509,884 shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE:CP) at September end. The company which is  attempting a consolidation of the US railway industry failed in its efforts, after both Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) and CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) rebuffed the company’s offer for a potential merger. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE:CP) reported good Q3 numbers, with earnings of $2.34 per share. The stock has returned more than 16% in the last six months and trades at a P/E of 20x. The number of hedge fund investors tracked by Insider Monkey with long positions in Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE:CP) increased by one to 32, and the aggregate value of their holdings also appreciated by $98.78 million during the third quarter.

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) found a place in the equity portfolios of 10 billionaires at the end of September, which held in aggregate $675 million worth of this stock. Amongst the billionaires we follow, Point72 Asset Management managed by Steve Cohen bought more than 1.4 million shares of this stock during the third quarter, making it the third largest buyer of Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) stock. Israel Englander’ Millennium Management also increased Southwest Airlines Co’s (NYSE:LUV) stake in its portfolio to 0.14% from 0.11%, buying 876,968 shares during the quarter ending September. The stock has returned an astounding 533% over the last five years. The $29 billion passenger airline company was present in the portfolios of 53 hedge funds up from 45 in the earlier quarter. They held stock worth $2.29 billion accounting for 8% of the company’s float as of September 30.

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) witnessed an increase of 4 billionaires bullish on the company’s prospects, with 10 such funds holding stock worth $584 million. Millennium Management run by Israel Englander and Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management were billionaire funds that we track, having Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) in their portfolios. The stock has given a return of more than 340% to its shareholders over the last ten years and is trading very near to its 52 week high price currently. The company has a dividend yield of 2.39%. For its most recent quarter ending September, Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) reported an increase of $400 million in revenues with a total sales of $5.17 billion. At the third quarter end, 62 funds that we track held shares worth $25 billion in this stock.

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