Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.98 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.03. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on CP. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $90.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE:CP opened at $80.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $74.00 and a 200-day moving average of $75.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.56 billion, a PE ratio of 27.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.09. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $66.49 and a 52 week high of $87.72.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 27th will be given a dividend of $0.1644 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This is a boost from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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. North Capital Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter worth about $33,000. 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.