Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

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

A number of research firms have weighed in on CP. Susquehanna set a $87.00 price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $90.00 price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Barclays set a $90.00 target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Citigroup set a $88.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th.

Key Stories Impacting Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Gold Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 86,970 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $6,403,000 after buying an additional 1,473 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 28.4% in the 4th quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,090 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009 shares during the period. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 42.5% in the fourth quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 2,237 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 667 shares during the last quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd lifted its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd now owns 5,353,188 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $394,156,000 after purchasing an additional 48,258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,454 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $622,000 after purchasing an additional 756 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock opened at $71.80 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $66.49 and a 1 year high of $83.65. The firm has a market cap of $64.45 billion, a PE ratio of 21.89, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.26.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The transportation company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. Analysts expect that Canadian Pacific Kansas City will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.