Atb Cap Markets Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for TSE:CP

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

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on CP. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$118.00 to C$117.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. National Bankshares reduced their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$123.00 to C$118.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$122.00 to C$121.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. CIBC boosted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$119.00 to C$124.00 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$113.00 to C$116.00 in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$119.92.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP stock opened at C$110.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$103.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.18, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$109.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$107.64. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of C$94.60 and a one year high of C$119.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Keith E. Creel sold 170,227 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$110.59, for a total value of C$18,825,910.53. Also, Senior Officer Pamela Lynne Arpin sold 8,500 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$109.81, for a total value of C$933,389.25. Insiders have sold 343,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,107,437 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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 Monday, July 28th will be given a $0.228 dividend. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.83%. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.06%.

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.

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