TSE:CP Q4 EPS Forecast Lifted by National Bank Financial

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has upgraded its Q4 2025 earnings forecast for Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) to $1.42 per share, up from a previous estimate of $1.39.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.228 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.9%, payable on October 27th.
• Despite this positive outlook, several analysts have lowered their price targets for the stock, reflecting mixed sentiment with a consensus average price target of C$119.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 30th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $1.42 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.39. National Bank Financial currently 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 FY2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on CP. Citigroup decreased their price target 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. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of 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. 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. Desjardins decreased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$124.00 to C$123.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James Financial increased their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$115.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$119.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of CP stock 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 firm's 50 day moving average is C$109.39 and its 200 day moving average is C$107.77. The stock has a market capitalization 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.

Insider Activity at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In related news, Senior Officer Pamela Lynne Arpin sold 8,500 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$109.81, for a total transaction of C$933,389.25. Also, Senior Officer Keith E. Creel sold 170,227 shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$110.59, for a total transaction of C$18,825,910.53. Insiders have sold a total of 343,599 shares of company stock worth $38,107,437 over the last ninety days. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

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

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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