Raymond James Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Raymond James lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.76 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on CP. Loop Capital lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Argus set a $90.00 price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $91.16.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Up 0.1 %

Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock opened at $72.92 on Wednesday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $66.49 and a 52 week high of $87.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $73.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.73. The stock has a market cap of $67.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.15, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.01.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.26. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $914,090,000. Causeway Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% in the 4th quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 15,429,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,116,632,000 after purchasing an additional 6,687,770 shares in the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 281.0% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,433,669 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $252,912,000 after acquiring an additional 2,532,519 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,647,039 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $770,526,000 after buying an additional 2,177,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 12,433,380 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $899,805,000 after buying an additional 1,262,913 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.1318 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.72%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 17.93%.

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.