Atb Cap Markets Has Optimistic Outlook of CP Q2 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Atb Cap Markets raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 10th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $1.00 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on CP. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Stephens boosted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Barclays lowered their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $93.75.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of CP opened at $74.10 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $68.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.11. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1-year low of $66.49 and a 1-year high of $88.31. 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 (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CP. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth $914,090,000. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% in the 4th quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 15,429,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,116,632,000 after acquiring an additional 6,687,770 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 281.0% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,433,669 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $252,912,000 after acquiring an additional 2,532,519 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,647,039 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $770,526,000 after purchasing an additional 2,177,604 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 12,433,380 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $899,805,000 after purchasing an additional 1,262,913 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a $0.1318 dividend. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is presently 17.93%.

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.