Raymond James Has Bearish Forecast for CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.26. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday. Stephens upped their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $74.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s fifty day moving average is $75.40 and its 200-day moving average is $79.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of $70.89 and a 12 month high of $91.58.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 56.0% during the 3rd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 362 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.1318 per share. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 18.62%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; merchandise freight, such as forest products, energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals, consumer products, and automotive; and intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers.