Atb Cap Markets Has Bearish Outlook for CP FY2025 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Atb Cap Markets lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 29th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $3.37 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.41. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The transportation company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.01). Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 28.41% and a return on equity of 8.74%. The business had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City 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 report on Saturday, September 13th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $87.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $129.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.69.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CP opened at $72.01 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $75.49 and its 200 day moving average is $76.94. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $66.49 and a 52 week high of $83.65. The stock has a market cap of $64.84 billion, a PE ratio of 21.95, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 17,654 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,399,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $2,858,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Davidson Trust Co. grew its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.2% in the first 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 raised its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.5% in the first quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 31,617 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.8% during the first quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 4,326 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $304,000 after buying an additional 157 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.228 per share. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is presently 20.12%.

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.