Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Outlook for CP Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City to $0.81 per share, down from a previous estimate of $0.87.
• Recent research ratings indicate a mix of outlooks for the company, with one analyst calling it a Strong Buy, while others have issued ratings ranging from Buy to Hold.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1651 per share, representing an increase from the previous payment and an annual dividend yield of 0.9%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $0.81 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's FY2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on CP. National Bank Financial raised shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays set a $90.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Stephens lifted their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $95.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $91.38.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 1.7%

CP stock opened at $75.46 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $75.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.61. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of $66.49 and a 12 month high of $83.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a market cap of $68.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.51, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.08.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The transportation company reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.76 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.69% and a net margin of 28.05%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.05 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CP. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC increased its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 17,654 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,399,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the period. Capital Insight Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.4% in the first quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 40,700 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,858,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Davidson Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.2% in the first quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 4,660 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Redmond Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.5% in the first quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 31,617 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,220,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.8% during the first quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 4,326 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.1651 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 26th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.56%.

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.

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