Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.86. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.44 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CP. Scotiabank reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays cut their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $85.00 to $79.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $90.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE CP opened at $80.13 on Thursday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $74.56 billion, a PE ratio of 27.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.09. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12-month low of $66.49 and a 12-month high of $87.72. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $74.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.26.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.56 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 25.51% and a return on equity of 8.86%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Investors of record on Friday, June 27th will be given a $0.1644 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 27th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.82%. This is an increase from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CP. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 209.8% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 378 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares during the period. North Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.