National Bank Financial Predicts TSE:CP Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $1.17 to $1.13, while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.228 per share, with a yield of 0.9% and an annualized payout of $0.91.
• Canadian Pacific Kansas City's market capitalization stands at C$95.77 billion, with a current share price of C$104.33, reflecting stable trading performance.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, September 17th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $1.13 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.17. National Bank Financial has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's FY2025 earnings at $4.72 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.90 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. ATB Capital lifted their price target on 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, July 31st. Desjardins lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$124.00 to C$123.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. CIBC dropped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$124.00 to C$122.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$122.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, June 2nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$119.85.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 0.5%

TSE:CP traded down C$0.53 on Friday, hitting C$102.60. 431,033 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,625,071. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of C$94.60 and a fifty-two week high of C$118.80. The stock has a market cap of C$94.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.85, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$104.46 and a 200-day moving average of C$105.81.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 27th will be given a dividend of $0.228 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's payout ratio is presently 17.77%.

Insider Transactions at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In related news, Senior Officer Pamela Lynne Arpin sold 8,500 shares of the company's 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. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.