FY2025 Earnings Estimate for CP Issued By Desjardins

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Desjardins boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Thursday, July 3rd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the transportation company will earn $3.51 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.44. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s FY2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.49 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released 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 return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 25.99%. The company had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

CP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Argus set a $90.00 price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $91.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $122.00 to $121.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $94.00 price target (up from $90.00) on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $90.95.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:CP opened at $81.11 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $79.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $76.28. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $66.49 and a 52 week high of $87.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.07.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Investors of record on Friday, June 27th will be issued a $0.1644 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 27th. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. North Capital Inc. acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 49.5% in the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 495 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.