National Bank Financial Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – National Bank Financial cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.16 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.27. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.95 by C($0.02). Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 31.28% and a return on equity of 9.65%. The company had revenue of C$3.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$3.52 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CP. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$125.00 to C$133.00 in a report on Monday, April 8th. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$126.00 to C$124.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Desjardins lifted their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$118.00 to C$130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Stephens boosted their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$78.00 to C$83.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$120.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of CP opened at C$111.63 on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of C$94.45 and a twelve month high of C$123.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average is C$118.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$108.18. The firm has a market capitalization of C$104.10 billion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.85.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 29th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 18.05%.

Insider Activity at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Keith E. Creel sold 59,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$119.53, for a total value of C$7,162,691.43. In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Nadeem Velani sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$123.30, for a total value of C$123,300.00. Also, Senior Officer Keith E. Creel sold 59,925 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$119.53, for a total value of C$7,162,691.43. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 97,758 shares of company stock valued at $10,774,715. 0.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.