Atb Cap Markets Issues Positive Outlook for TSE:CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – Atb Cap Markets increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.08. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported C$1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$1.01 by C$0.04. The business had revenue of C$3.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$3.55 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 24.46% and a return on equity of 8.10%.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on CP. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$126.00 to C$125.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Susquehanna raised Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup set a C$97.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$137.00 to C$134.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Desjardins decreased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$132.00 to C$131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$121.43.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of TSE CP opened at C$108.21 on Monday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of C$94.45 and a 1 year high of C$123.37. The stock has a market capitalization of C$100.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s 50-day moving average is C$112.43 and its 200 day moving average is C$111.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 50.47, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Insider Activity at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In related news, Senior Officer John Kenneth Brooks sold 21,700 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$112.01, for a total value of C$2,430,629.59. In related news, Senior Officer John Kenneth Brooks sold 21,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$112.01, for a total value of C$2,430,629.59. Also, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 5,480 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$79.71, for a total transaction of C$436,796.55. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 27th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.70%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 20.38%.

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.