Raymond James Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Investment analysts at Raymond James decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on CP. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday. Barclays decreased their target price 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. StockNews.com cut Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 25th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $79.05. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52-week low of $70.89 and a 52-week high of $91.58. The company has a market cap of $74.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.44, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its earnings results 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 return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 4.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,768,362 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $750,046,000 after buying an additional 381,594 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,096,341 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $501,219,000 after acquiring an additional 537,418 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 5,814,277 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $497,918,000 after acquiring an additional 107,183 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 5,094,113 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $368,661,000 after purchasing an additional 85,542 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,332,357 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $373,540,000 after purchasing an additional 313,298 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

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