Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) Upgraded at National Bank Financial

National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $89.00 to $88.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. 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 report on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $87.00 to $91.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and set a $94.00 target price (up previously 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, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.30.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of CP stock opened at $72.89 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12-month low of $66.49 and a 12-month high of $87.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.74 and its 200 day moving average is $76.92.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. The company had revenue of $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.56 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 28.05%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Canadian Pacific Kansas City will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.1651 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 20.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital Insight Partners LLC boosted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.4% during the first quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 40,700 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,858,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Davidson Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 4,660 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $327,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Redmond Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 31,617 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 7,194 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,066 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $728,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.