National Bank Financial Forecasts TSE:CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the company will earn $1.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.07. 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 Q1 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.38 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on CP. ATB Capital upped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$129.00 to C$130.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$122.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Wolfe Research upgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Loop Capital lowered shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a "strong-buy" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$123.69.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock traded down C$0.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$95.40. 573,969 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,689,419. The firm's 50 day moving average price is C$107.42 and its 200-day moving average price is C$108.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market capitalization of C$89.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of C$94.60 and a 1 year high of C$121.35.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 18,710 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.16, for a total value of C$2,173,430.39. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.06%.

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.