Research Analysts Set Expectations for CP FY2025 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at Raymond James Financial decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $3.32 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $3.43. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on CP. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 13th. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, National Bankshares reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.38.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 1.4%

CP opened at $74.42 on Monday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $83.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $75.59 and its 200-day moving average is $76.96. The company has a market capitalization of $67.49 billion, a PE ratio of 23.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The transportation company reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.01). Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 28.05% and a return on equity of 8.69%. The business had revenue of $2.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the second quarter worth $27,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 209.8% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 378 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the period. North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the first quarter worth $27,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the first quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the third quarter worth $30,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th were issued a $0.1651 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 26th. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is presently 20.56%.

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.