CP Q2 EPS Forecast Raised by National Bank Financial

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP - Free Report) TSE: CP - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 8th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.86 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $87.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore ISI lowered 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 report on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $85.00 to $79.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $122.00 to $121.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $91.95.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Up 1.3%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock traded up $1.04 on Thursday, hitting $82.43. 2,588,866 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,814,108. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $79.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.46. The firm has a market cap of $75.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 1.07. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $66.49 and a 1 year high of $87.72.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP - Get Free Report) TSE: CP last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The transportation company reported $0.74 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $2.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.93 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Insight Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.4% in the first quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 40,700 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,858,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Davidson Trust Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Davidson Trust Co. now owns 4,660 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $327,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Redmond Asset Management LLC now owns 31,617 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,220,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 7,194 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,066 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $728,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% of the company's stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 27th. This is a boost from Canadian Pacific Kansas City's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.30%.

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.