Raymond James Financial Predicts CP FY2025 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP - Raymond James Financial raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Thursday, July 17th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $3.43 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.38. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.02 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 25.99% and a return on equity of 8.68%. The firm had revenue of $2.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $122.00 to $121.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Argus set a $90.00 target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a "positive" rating and issued a $94.00 target price (up previously from $90.00) on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $89.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $89.00 to $88.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $91.95.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock traded down $2.70 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $77.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,603,511 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,838,832. The stock has a market cap of $71.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.07. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $80.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.84. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a one year low of $66.49 and a one year high of $87.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.81.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 28th. Investors of record on Friday, June 27th will be given a dividend of $0.1644 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This is a positive change from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's payout ratio is currently 22.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter worth $914,090,000. Causeway Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 6,687,770 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 59.5% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 16,984,351 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,192,471,000 after acquiring an additional 6,337,312 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 70.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,299,753 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $652,936,000 after purchasing an additional 3,842,866 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp bought a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the first quarter valued at about $126,928,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company's stock.

About Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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.