TSE:CP Q2 EPS Forecast Reduced by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share.

CP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Desjardins increased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$133.00 to C$134.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$123.00 to C$122.00 in a report on Friday, February 21st. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. UBS Group upped their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$127.00 to C$129.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, CIBC reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$124.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$124.36.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of CP stock opened at C$99.86 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$93.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of C$96.80 and a 1 year high of C$121.35. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$108.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$108.72.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 18,710 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.16, for a total transaction of C$2,173,430.39. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.76%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.06%.

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.