Equities Analysts Set Expectations for CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – National Bank Financial cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.77 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.26. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%.

CP has been the topic of several other research reports. Loop Capital cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Wolfe Research raised Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Argus set a $90.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.68.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

CP opened at $70.26 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $75.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.00. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12-month low of $68.00 and a 12-month high of $89.26. The firm has a market cap of $65.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.23, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a $0.1318 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC purchased a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. 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.