Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides rail and intermodal transportation services over a network of approximately 20,000 miles serving business centres. The company was formerly known as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and changed its name to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited in April 2023. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited was incorporated in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$101.82 to C$104.50
• 50-Day Range: C$102.25 to C$112.94
• 52-Week Range: C$101.76 to C$123.37
• Volume: 4.48 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$96.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.83
• Dividend Yield: 0.73%
• Price Target: C$121.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canadian Pacific Kansas City scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is 27.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is 27.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 369.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a PEG Ratio of 2.32. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a P/B Ratio of 2.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CP.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a dividend yield of 0.68%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Canadian Pacific Kansas City does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is 20.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CP.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a news sentiment score of 0.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for CP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canadian Pacific Kansas City insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$1,972,054.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.03% of the stock of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.21% of the stock of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CP shares performed this year?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stock was trading at C$104.84 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CP shares have decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at C$103.80.
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How were Canadian Pacific Kansas City's earnings last quarter?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company reported $4.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.87 by $0.55. The firm earned $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.97 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 24.46% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.10%.

How do I buy shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Canadian Pacific Kansas City own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian Pacific Kansas City investors own include Canadian National Railway (CNR), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Enbridge (ENB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), BCE (BCE) and Suncor Energy (SU).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/21/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/27 Dividend: 12/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Railroads
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: TSE:CP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.cpr.ca
• Phone: +1-403-31970002
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$121.43
• High Stock Price Target: C$137.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$83.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.90
• P/E Growth: 2.32
• Net Income: C$3.48 billion
• Net Margins: 24.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.10%
• Return on Assets: 4.23%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 50.47
• Current Ratio: 0.51
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$14.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.80
• Cash Flow: C$0.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 728.45
• Book Value: C$47.02 per share
• Price / Book: 2.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 933,120,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$96.86 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.79