Research Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:CP Q4 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets cut their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will earn $1.56 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.65. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share.

CP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$113.00 to C$116.00 in a report on Thursday, May 1st. ATB Capital dropped their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$124.00 to C$123.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Desjardins dropped their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$129.00 to C$124.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$119.00 to C$124.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$120.23.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 0.9%

TSE CP traded down C$0.97 on Wednesday, hitting C$111.69. 1,224,474 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,612,602. The company's 50 day moving average price is C$109.78 and its 200-day moving average price is C$107.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm has a market capitalization of C$104.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of C$94.60 and a twelve month high of C$119.20.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 28th will be given a dividend of $0.228 per share. This is an increase from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio is currently 20.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer James Dominic Luther Clements sold 15,971 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$113.33, for a total value of C$1,809,927.95. Also, Senior Officer Keith E. Creel sold 170,227 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$110.59, for a total transaction of C$18,825,910.53. Insiders have sold a total of 343,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,107,437 in the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Canadian Pacific is a CAD 8 billion Class-1 railroads operating on more than 12,500 miles of track across most of Canada and into parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. It is the second-smallest Class I railroad by revenue and route miles. In 2021, CP hauled shipments of grain (22% of freight revenue), intermodal containers (22%), energy products (like crude and frac sand), chemicals, and plastics (20%) coal (8%), fertilizer and potash (10%), automotive products (5%), and a diverse mix of other merchandise.