Atb Cap Markets Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for CP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Wolfe Research upgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

NYSE:CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $70.89 and a 52 week high of $91.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $75.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.05. The company has a market capitalization of $74.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.44, a P/E/G 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 Cuts Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 381,594 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,096,341 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $501,219,000 after acquiring an additional 537,418 shares in the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.9% in the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 5,814,277 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $497,918,000 after acquiring an additional 107,183 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.7% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 7.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,332,357 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $373,540,000 after purchasing an additional 313,298 shares in the last quarter. 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.