Q1 EPS Estimates for CP Lowered by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Wednesday, January 29th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS 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%.

CP has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped 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. Stephens lifted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Benchmark reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.28 billion, a PE ratio of 27.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. 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 has a 12 month low of $70.89 and a 12 month high of $91.58.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CP. Grove Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

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

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.