Brokers Set Expectations for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited's FY2025 Earnings (TSE:CP)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report released on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the company will earn $5.16 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.27. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on CP. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$125.00 to C$133.00 in a report on Monday, April 8th. National Bankshares reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$121.00 to C$119.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. ATB Capital raised their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$130.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$117.00 to C$118.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 15th. Finally, Raymond James increased their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$130.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$120.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Price Performance

Shares of CP traded down C$0.51 on Friday, reaching C$111.63. The stock had a trading volume of 1,075,695 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,200,208. The firm has a market capitalization of C$104.10 billion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$118.24 and a 200 day moving average of C$108.18. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of C$94.45 and a twelve month high of C$123.37.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP - Get Free Report) NYSE: CP last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.95 by C($0.02). Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 9.65% and a net margin of 31.28%. The business had revenue of C$3.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$3.52 billion.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer Nadeem Velani sold 1,500 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction on Friday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$122.15, for a total transaction of C$183,225.00. In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer John Kenneth Brooks sold 27,505 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$86.33, for a total transaction of C$2,374,638.67. Also, Senior Officer Nadeem Velani sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$122.15, for a total value of C$183,225.00. Insiders have sold 97,758 shares of company stock valued at $10,774,715 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 29th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.05%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

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.