Q1 Earnings Estimate for CP Issued By Desjardins

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Stock analysts at Desjardins issued 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. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier forecasts that the transportation company will earn $0.76 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.01 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.62 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.23 EPS.

CP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wolfe Research raised Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.98 to $91.25 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $70.89 and a 1 year high of $91.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50-day moving average is $75.34 and its 200 day moving average is $79.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.46.

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

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Grove Bank & Trust raised its holdings 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 valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Tower View Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.3% during the third quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 51,550 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $4,410,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 3,037 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $260,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 12.7% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 1,252 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $107,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. increased its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. now owns 1,250 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. 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.