Raymond James Issues Negative Outlook for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.76 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. 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 research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Argus set a $90.00 price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.16.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Up 0.1 %

CP stock opened at $72.92 on Wednesday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of $66.49 and a 12 month high of $87.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.84 billion, a PE ratio of 25.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.01. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.73. 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 (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 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%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1318 per share. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 17.93%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at $2,602,000. Oak Family Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at $262,000. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,929,642 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $250,602,000 after buying an additional 81,111 shares during the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. purchased a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth approximately $249,000. Finally, Phraction Management LLC boosted its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 53.6% in the fourth quarter. Phraction Management LLC now owns 13,306 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $963,000 after purchasing an additional 4,641 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.