Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $3.35 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.40. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.79 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CP. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. National Bankshares reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Susquehanna set a $87.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $90.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $91.69.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE CP opened at $69.93 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.74 billion, a PE ratio of 21.32, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.65. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of $66.49 and a twelve month high of $83.65.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its 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 8.79%. The firm had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanderbilt University grew its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 10.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vanderbilt University now owns 75,452 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $5,982,000 after acquiring an additional 7,050 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. increased its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 135.7% in the second quarter. Ninety One North America Inc. now owns 206,785 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $16,394,000 after acquiring an additional 119,052 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc bought a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 2nd quarter valued at about $371,000. Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.2% during the second quarter. Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. now owns 648,343 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $51,410,000 after purchasing an additional 14,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp boosted its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 7.6% in the second quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 1,935,337 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $153,847,000 after acquiring an additional 136,981 shares during the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.228 per share. This is a boost from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 19.51%.

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.