Raymond James Issues Pessimistic Outlook for TSE:CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – Equities researchers at Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.15. Raymond James currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.14 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. CIBC reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$124.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. ATB Capital reduced their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$128.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Barclays lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stephens raised Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$122.38.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of TSE:CP opened at C$101.28 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$94.67 billion, a PE ratio of 26.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of C$94.60 and a 1 year high of C$119.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average is C$105.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$107.28.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 18,710 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.16, for a total value of C$2,173,430.39. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.75%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.06%.

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.