Equities Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:CP Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $1.19 to $1.13 per share, but maintains a "Buy" rating with a target price of $123.00.
• Several analysts have adjusted their price targets for the company, with Citigroup reducing it from C$94.00 to C$90.00, while Scotiabank increased theirs from C$120.00 to C$122.00, indicating a mix of bullish and bearish sentiments.
• Canadian Pacific recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.228 per share, representing a yield of 0.9%, with the dividend payout ratio at 20.06%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Equities researchers at Desjardins reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.13 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.19. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $123.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.67 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on CP. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$94.00 to C$90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank increased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. ATB Capital raised their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$123.00 to C$124.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$122.00 to C$121.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, National Bank Financial upgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$119.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 2.8%

TSE CP opened at C$101.90 on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of C$94.60 and a 12 month high of C$119.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64. The stock's fifty day moving average price is C$109.39 and its 200-day moving average price is C$107.77. The stock has a market cap of C$95.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Investors of record on Friday, September 26th will be given a dividend of $0.228 per share. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.06%.

Insider Activity at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Nadeem Velani sold 60,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$110.30, for a total value of C$6,618,006.00. Also, Senior Officer Maeghan Dawn Albiston sold 12,950 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$112.04, for a total value of C$1,450,853.25. Insiders sold 343,599 shares of company stock valued at $38,107,437 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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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