Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, railroad operator CSX (NYSE: CSX) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at CSX's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

CSX facts

Headquarters (Founded) Jacksonville, Fla. (1978)
Market Cap $22.1 billion
Industry Railroads
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $11.6 billion
Management Chairman/CEO Michael Ward (since 2003)
CFO Oscar Munoz (since 2003)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 17.2%
Cash/Debt $641 million / $8.65 billion
Dividend Yield 2.3%
Competitors Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI)
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC)
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 1,951 members who have rated CSX believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include cjeck and All-Star JTMcGee, who is ranked in the top 10% of our community.

Just last month, cjeck touched on the tailwinds working in the stock's favor: "[I] expect [CSX] to have more business with the trend upward of expenses for other means of shipping."

In fact, CSX currently trades at a cheapish forward P/E of 11.0. That represents a slight discount to other railroad stocks like CN Railway (14.3), Norfolk Southern (12.2), and Union Pacific (12.9).

CAPS All-Star JTMcGee elaborates on the CSX bull case:

Feel safe giving this an outperform over the next 5 years. I expect auto parts/finished autos to increase, total cargo to increase, and don't think coal regulations are a real threat. An end to cheap coal doesn't mean an end to coal production, it just means it has to get shipped internationally to be used.

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