Q1 Earnings Estimate for CP Issued By Desjardins

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued 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.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share 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%.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on CP. Citigroup boosted their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stephens lifted their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently 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. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of $70.89 and a 12 month high of $91.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $75.34 and a 200 day moving average of $79.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company has a market capitalization of $74.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.44, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CP. Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. now owns 89,946 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $6,506,000 after acquiring an additional 11,035 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 37.8% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 168,229 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $12,175,000 after purchasing an additional 46,171 shares during the last quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,267 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 45.6% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,113 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $660,000 after buying an additional 2,852 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

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.