Atb Cap Markets Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.85 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 25.51% and a return on equity of 8.86%. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Loop Capital cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.71.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock opened at $73.96 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.19. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $87.72. The company has a market capitalization of $68.80 billion, a PE ratio of 25.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Investors of record on Friday, June 27th will be given a $0.1644 dividend. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.89%. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 27th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,778,473 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,662,978,000 after acquiring an additional 491,966 shares during the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% in the fourth quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 15,429,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,116,632,000 after purchasing an additional 6,687,770 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 15,348,282 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,110,111,000 after purchasing an additional 276,223 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $914,090,000. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 11.3% in 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 buying an additional 1,262,913 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.