Amid Take-Private Rumors, Is Kansas City Southern Stock a Buy?

Amid Take-Private Rumors, Is Kansas City Southern Stock a Buy?

With market speculation rife that railroad Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) is generating intense buyout interest, the stock price was always likely to be volatile around its earnings report. In addition, Kansas City Southern runs refined products into Mexico from the U.S., and in that business, "[y]ear-over-year, third quarter revenues were up an impressive 55%, and a 61% increase in carloads."