Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for CP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP - Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $3.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $3.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.59 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 24.50%. The business's revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.69 EPS.

CP has been the topic of several other reports. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Bank of America lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $89.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Stephens lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $85.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.68.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock traded down $0.04 on Monday, reaching $73.95. 7,730,837 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,202,919. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $81.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.43, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.98. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of $69.27 and a twelve month high of $91.58. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Friday, December 27th will be issued a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. This is a boost from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 27th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's payout ratio is presently 19.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 56.0% during the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 362 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the first quarter worth $32,000. Addison Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the third quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Chris Bulman Inc acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the second quarter worth about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

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.