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: $70.89 to $72.82
• 50-Day Range: $71.10 to $81.98
• 52-Week Range: $70.89 to $91.58
• Volume: 3.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $67.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.81
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: $93.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canadian Pacific Kansas City scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 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 2.63, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Canadian Pacific Kansas City are expected to grow by 18.69% in the coming year, from $3.05 to $3.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is 25.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.39.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is 25.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 17.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a PEG Ratio of 2.26. 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 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the outstanding shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canadian Pacific Kansas City has recently decreased by 22.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a dividend yield of 0.77%, 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 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Canadian Pacific Kansas City will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.47% next year. This indicates that Canadian Pacific Kansas City will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.20

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the outstanding shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canadian Pacific Kansas City has recently decreased by 22.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week, compared to 9 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.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Canadian Pacific Kansas City to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canadian Pacific Kansas City insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.01% of the stock of Canadian Pacific Kansas City is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.20% 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 $79.06 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CP shares have decreased by 8.6% and is now trading at $72.26.
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How were Canadian Pacific Kansas City's earnings last quarter?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stock split?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares split on Monday, May 17th 2021. The 5-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 21st 2021. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, May 14th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 500 shares after the split.

Does Canadian Pacific Kansas City have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Canadian Pacific Kansas City: Detroit River Tunnel Partnership, Central Maine & Quebec Railway, Steelcare Inc, Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp., 3939804 Canada Inc., 6061338 Canada Inc., 6211241 Canada Inc., and more.

Who are Canadian Pacific Kansas City's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Canadian Pacific Kansas City include FMR LLC (2.81%), WCM Investment Management LLC (2.59%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.76%) and Veritas Asset Management LLP (1.31%).
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How do I buy shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City?

Shares of CP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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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 Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), McKesson (MCK) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 9/27/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/27 Dividend: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Railroads, line - haul operating
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CP
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 16875
• Web: www.cpr.ca
• Phone: (403) 319-3591
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19,927
• Year Founded: 1881

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $93.25
• High Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $81.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.69
• P/E Growth: 2.26
• Net Income: $2.91 billion
• Net Margins: 24.50%
• Pretax Margin: 32.19%
• Return on Equity: 8.78%
• Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.67
• Cash Flow: $3.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.68
• Book Value: $33.71 per share
• Price / Book: 2.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 933,398,000
• Free Float: 933,252,000
• Market Cap: $67.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96