Research Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:CP Q2 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – Analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.14. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on CP. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Desjardins dropped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$129.00 to C$124.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Raymond James Financial lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$113.00 to C$116.00 in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$117.00 to C$119.00 in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$120.23.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

CP stock opened at C$111.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$109.94 and a 200-day moving average price of C$107.76. The company has a market capitalization of C$104.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.49, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52-week low of C$94.60 and a 52-week high of C$119.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.228 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.06%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Senior Officer James Dominic Luther Clements sold 15,971 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$113.33, for a total transaction of C$1,809,927.95. Also, Senior Officer John Kenneth Brooks sold 37,420 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$111.43, for a total transaction of C$4,169,691.14. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 343,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,107,437. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

Canadian Pacific is a CAD 8 billion Class-1 railroads operating on more than 12,500 miles of track across most of Canada and into parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. It is the second-smallest Class I railroad by revenue and route miles. In 2021, CP hauled shipments of grain (22% of freight revenue), intermodal containers (22%), energy products (like crude and frac sand), chemicals, and plastics (20%) coal (8%), fertilizer and potash (10%), automotive products (5%), and a diverse mix of other merchandise.