National Bank Financial Has Negative View of CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP - Research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued 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 forecast 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research upgraded 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 report on Wednesday, January 8th. Loop Capital lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "buy" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research 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 research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have 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.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.55.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP stock traded up $2.98 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $70.13. The stock had a trading volume of 3,124,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,634,110. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.48 billion, a PE ratio of 24.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.54. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of $65.98 and a fifty-two week high of $89.26. 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 (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CP. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,602,000. Oak Family Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter valued at about $262,000. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,929,642 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $250,602,000 after buying an additional 81,111 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,083,106 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $178,189,000 after acquiring an additional 352,534 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter valued at $249,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.1318 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.93%.

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.