CP Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on CP. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price 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. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.68.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

NYSE:CP opened at $70.26 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.60 billion, a PE ratio of 24.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $68.00 and a 52 week high of $89.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $75.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.00.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a $0.1318 dividend. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 17.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 446.7% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,794 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $686,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 26.3% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,578 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 25.3% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 104,490 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $7,562,000 after buying an additional 21,119 shares during the period. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 216,998 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $15,704,000 after acquiring an additional 3,589 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

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.