What is Zacks Research's Estimate for TSE:CP Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have lowered their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City to $1.36, down from a previous estimate of $1.42, while the consensus full-year estimate is $4.34.
• Multiple financial institutions have made adjustments to their price targets for the stock, with Scotiabank raising it to C$122.00 and Citigroup lowering it to C$90.00, affecting the overall analyst sentiment which leans towards a "Buy" rating.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.228 per share, which will be paid on October 27th, representing a dividend yield of 0.9% and a payout ratio of 20.06%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP - Free Report) NYSE: CP - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.42. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Q2 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on CP. Scotiabank upped their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$122.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$125.00 to C$131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. CIBC lowered their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$124.00 to C$122.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup lowered their price target on 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, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on 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. 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of C$119.46.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:CP opened at C$101.87 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average price is C$106.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$106.84. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of C$94.60 and a fifty-two week high of C$119.20. The stock has a market capitalization of C$95.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 49.64, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Canadian Pacific Kansas City

In other news, Senior Officer Cassandra P. Quach sold 7,946 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$111.00, for a total transaction of C$882,006.00. Also, Senior Officer Pamela Lynne Arpin sold 8,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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. Insiders have sold a total of 337,114 shares of company stock valued at $37,399,106 over the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.

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