Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) Stock Rating Upgraded by National Bank Financial

Key Points

• Canadian Pacific Kansas City was upgraded from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating by National Bank Financial, indicating increased analyst confidence in the stock.
• The stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" with a target price set at C$119.46, amid varying opinions from other research analysts.
• Insider selling activity was significant, with executives offloading a total of 343,599 shares valued at over C$38 million in the last 90 days.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP - Get Free Report) NYSE: CP was upgraded by equities research analysts at National Bank Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report issued on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on CP. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$94.00 to C$90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$125.00 to C$131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$115.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, TD Securities raised their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$117.00 to C$118.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$119.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

TSE:CP traded up C$2.88 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting C$103.44. The stock had a trading volume of 822,951 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,611,952. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.53. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$108.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$107.68. The stock has a market cap of C$96.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.31, a PEG 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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Pamela Lynne Arpin sold 8,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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. Also, Senior Officer Cassandra P. Quach sold 7,946 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$111.00, for a total value of C$882,006.00. Insiders sold 343,599 shares of company stock worth $38,107,437 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

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.