Q2 2026 EPS Estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) Boosted by Zacks Research

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Thursday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on CP. Susquehanna reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Barclays dropped their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $96.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.50 to $89.06 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Friday, June 7th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $90.00 price target for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 17th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $96.36.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

CP stock opened at $82.85 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $81.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.96. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $68.92 and a 1 year high of $91.58.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The transportation company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.31. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 24.45% and a return on equity of 8.77%. The company had revenue of $3.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.58 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th will be issued a $0.1373 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.31%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,530 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter worth $346,000. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter worth about $1,524,000. Formidable Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $581,000. Finally, Partnership Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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.