Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Competitors $78.01 +0.49 (+0.63%) As of 11:41 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CP vs. CSX, CNI, NSC, UNP, ENB, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, and PAAShould you be buying Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Pacific Kansas City include CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), Enbridge (ENB), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), and Plains All American Pipeline (PAA). Canadian Pacific Kansas City vs. Its Competitors CSX Canadian National Railway Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is CSX or CP a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CSX pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CSX has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. CSX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, CSX or CP? CSX has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CSX or CP more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.99% compared to CSX's net margin of 22.66%. CSX's return on equity of 26.42% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX22.66% 26.42% 7.74% Canadian Pacific Kansas City 25.99%8.68%4.79% Do analysts recommend CSX or CP? CSX currently has a consensus target price of $35.59, suggesting a potential upside of 3.32%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus target price of $91.95, suggesting a potential upside of 17.86%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the media refer more to CSX or CP? In the previous week, CSX had 38 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for CSX and 19 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat CSX's score of 0.49 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CSX 18 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian Pacific Kansas City 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CSX or CP? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. CSX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCSX$14.54B4.45$3.47B$1.6720.63Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.75$2.71B$2.9626.35 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSX or CP? 73.6% of CSX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CSX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCSX beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian Pacific Kansas City News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Pacific Kansas CityTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$71.63B$45.83B$7.31B$20.82BDividend Yield0.86%2.05%693.00%3.65%P/E Ratio26.3612.7012.8427.67Price / Sales6.754.95560.7560.96Price / Cash16.8922.747.8417.94Price / Book2.042.822.144.68Net Income$2.71B$2.47B$568.35M$994.51M7 Day Performance-3.99%0.64%-0.65%0.27%1 Month Performance-2.71%4.46%4.65%7.12%1 Year Performance-6.64%-1.52%3.68%11.91% Canadian Pacific Kansas City Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.1914 of 5 stars$78.01+0.6%$91.95+17.9%-7.2%$71.63B$10.62B26.3619,797Analyst RevisionCSXCSX4.5396 of 5 stars$33.98-0.4%$34.64+1.9%-0.9%$63.83B$14.54B20.3523,500Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeCNICanadian National Railway4.4093 of 5 stars$103.99-1.2%$120.86+16.2%-17.5%$65.15B$12.44B20.2725,428Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNSCNorfolk Southern4.1966 of 5 stars$262.62-1.5%$273.80+4.3%+21.5%$59.21B$12.11B17.9419,600Analyst UpgradeUNPUnion Pacific4.9108 of 5 stars$233.33-0.8%$256.63+10.0%-7.2%$139.41B$24.25B21.0232,439Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastENBEnbridge3.5151 of 5 stars$45.21+1.5%$67.00+48.2%+23.3%$98.57B$60.94B23.3014,500Positive NewsMPLXMplx2.2924 of 5 stars$50.95+0.6%$55.63+9.2%+17.7%$52.00B$11.19B11.775,560Positive NewsRYAAYRyanair4.9154 of 5 stars$57.44-0.1%$108.50+88.9%-50.9%$30.48B$14.98B17.9725,952Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpVIKViking3.4825 of 5 stars$57.53+1.9%$51.00-11.3%+57.7%$25.49B$5.51B46.7712,000Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8585 of 5 stars$32.380.0%$41.67+28.7%+6.1%$15.04B$21.04B-1,618.3961,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePAAPlains All American Pipeline2.9829 of 5 stars$18.73-0.8%$20.36+8.7%+0.4%$13.17B$50.09B25.664,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Competitors Canadian National Railway Competitors Norfolk Southern Competitors Union Pacific Competitors Enbridge Competitors Mplx Competitors Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors Plains All American Pipeline Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CP) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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