Q4 EPS Estimates for CP Increased by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.01. National Bank Financial has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on CP. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued 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. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $91.00 target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $92.30.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CP opened at $72.89 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $79.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.70. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $87.72. The company has a market capitalization of $66.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.06.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.68% and a net margin of 28.05%. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be issued a $0.1651 dividend. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend 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

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,065,476 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $74,807,000 after acquiring an additional 31,508 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 70.0% in the 1st quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,990 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $421,000 after acquiring an additional 2,467 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 28.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 101,211 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $7,106,000 after acquiring an additional 22,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 28,676 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,012,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

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.