Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eighteen research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $92.3636.

A number of analysts have issued reports on CP shares. Natl Bk Canada downgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Citigroup set a $88.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $129.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $87.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CP. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.8% during the second 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. Cromwell Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 1,936 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares during the period. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,806 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $936,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,623 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,003,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 14,355 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,057,000 after buying an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CP opened at $71.80 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $64.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50-day moving average is $72.90 and its 200 day moving average is $74.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.63. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of $66.49 and a fifty-two week high of $83.65.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The transportation company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 28.41% and a return on equity of 8.79%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Canadian Pacific Kansas City will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

More Canadian Pacific Kansas City News

Here are the key news stories impacting Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSX accepted CPKC’s early renewal of its normal course issuer bid, allowing repurchases of up to ~82.2M common shares (net new purchases up to ~44.9M shares). Buyback capacity can support EPS and provide upside to the share count trajectory. CPKC announces TSX acceptance of early renewal of share repurchase program
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.228/share payable April 27, reinforcing cash return to shareholders and supporting income-focused investor demand. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited declares dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted record operational metrics and margins under its Precision Scheduled Railroading program: reported operating ratio improved and core adjusted OR hit a record 55.9% with core adjusted EPS up modestly — evidence of productivity gains that support medium-term margin upside. CPKC showcases strength of Precision Scheduled Railroading; delivers record margins
• Neutral Sentiment: Board succession moves: Gordon Trafton named vice-chair, Marc Parent added to the board and Kate Stevenson nominated for election — governance changes that may matter longer term but are unlikely to drive near-term price action. CPKC announces industry veteran Gordon Trafton appointed board vice-chair
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results were mixed and disappointed expectations on the bottom line: multiple outlets report EPS below consensus (Zacks: $0.95 vs $0.99 estimate; MarketBeat: $0.95 vs $1.00) and only modest revenue growth — investors are selling into the miss despite operational gains. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Reports Q4 Earnings MarketBeat Q4 release & transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Third‑party summaries flagged cash and EPS pressure (Quiver noted lower cash balances, higher capex and mixed EPS metrics year-over-year), which heightens near-term earnings risk and likely contributed to the stock pullback. Quiver: CP Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is a North American Class I freight railroad formed through the combination of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern. The merged company operates an integrated rail network that spans Canada, the United States and Mexico, providing a single-line rail connection across all three countries. This transborder footprint is intended to streamline cross-border freight flows and provide shippers with direct rail access from Canadian and U.S. production centers to Mexican markets and ports.

CPKC’s core business is freight transportation and related logistics services.