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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 431,924 Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP)

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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP by 96.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 881,400 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 431,924 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.09% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City worth $63,780,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 36,778,473 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,662,978,000 after purchasing an additional 491,966 shares in the last quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% during the fourth quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 15,429,804 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,116,632,000 after buying an additional 6,687,770 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $914,090,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,647,039 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $770,526,000 after buying an additional 2,177,604 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 4.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,768,362 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $750,046,000 after purchasing an additional 381,594 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of CP stock traded up $0.40 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $73.84. The company had a trading volume of 2,729,347 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,730,322. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has a 12 month low of $66.49 and a 12 month high of $87.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.53. The firm's fifty day moving average is $73.01 and its 200 day moving average is $75.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.46, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.09.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.56 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.1644 per share. This is an increase from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 27th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on CP shares. Barclays dropped their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.00 to $87.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $89.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $85.00 to $79.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Stephens increased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $90.71.

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About Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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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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