TSE:CP Q2 EPS Forecast Cut by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - National Bank Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group increased their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$127.00 to C$129.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$122.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 31st. CIBC decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$124.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$123.54.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP traded up C$2.69 on Monday, hitting C$102.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,797,665 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,729,719. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of C$94.60 and a 12 month high of C$120.62. The firm has a market cap of C$95.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$106.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$107.96.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.74%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's payout ratio is 20.06%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 18,710 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.16, for a total value of C$2,173,430.39. Corporate insiders own 0.03% 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.