Q1 EPS Estimates for CP Cut by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the transportation company will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.87 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $74.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.44, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.53. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of $70.89 and a fifty-two week high of $91.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $75.40 and a 200 day moving average of $79.02.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given 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 of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.62%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 4.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,768,362 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $750,046,000 after acquiring an additional 381,594 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,096,341 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $501,219,000 after purchasing an additional 537,418 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 5,814,277 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $497,918,000 after purchasing an additional 107,183 shares during the period. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd lifted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 5,094,113 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $368,661,000 after purchasing an additional 85,542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 7.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,332,357 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $373,540,000 after buying an additional 313,298 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.