Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Competitors $74.84 +1.61 (+2.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.81 -0.03 (-0.04%) As of 04:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CP vs. CSX, CNI, NSC, UNP, ENB, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, and LTMShould you be buying Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Pacific Kansas City include CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), Enbridge (ENB), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), and LATAM Airlines Group (LTM). Canadian Pacific Kansas City vs. Its Competitors CSX Canadian National Railway Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LATAM Airlines Group CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is CSX or CP a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CSX has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. CSX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor CSX or CP? In the previous week, CSX had 59 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for CSX and 20 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat CSX's score of 0.50 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CSX 26 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 30 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Pacific Kansas City 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CSX or CP? CSX presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus price target of $92.30, suggesting a potential upside of 23.34%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSX or CP? 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CSX or CP? CSX has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CSX or CP more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 28.05% compared to CSX's net margin of 21.92%. CSX's return on equity of 25.48% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX21.92% 25.48% 7.41% Canadian Pacific Kansas City 28.05%8.69%4.82% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSX or CP? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. CSX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCSX$14.16B4.55$3.47B$1.6221.35Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.44$2.71B$3.2123.31 SummaryCSX beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian Pacific Kansas City News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Pacific Kansas CityTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$68.37B$45.67B$7.46B$21.17BDividend Yield0.89%1.73%949.37%3.59%P/E Ratio23.3112.2714.7629.15Price / Sales6.445.11486.2254.92Price / Cash16.1922.647.7923.84Price / Book2.012.822.225.45Net Income$2.71B$2.47B$574.20M$992.10M7 Day Performance0.97%0.96%1.55%2.62%1 Month Performance-4.47%1.96%2.00%2.51%1 Year Performance-6.94%1.43%7.26%12.94% Canadian Pacific Kansas City Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.5509 of 5 stars$74.84+2.2%$92.30+23.3%-8.2%$68.37B$10.62B23.3119,797Analyst RevisionCSXCSX4.3099 of 5 stars$35.23-0.6%$37.00+5.0%+6.2%$65.68B$14.54B21.7523,500Trending NewsCNICanadian National Railway4.4386 of 5 stars$93.23+0.7%$118.36+27.0%-17.7%$58.40B$17.14B17.9325,428Positive NewsNSCNorfolk Southern4.1489 of 5 stars$278.29-0.6%$285.15+2.5%+17.6%$62.51B$12.18B18.8019,600Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionUNPUnion Pacific4.8403 of 5 stars$219.54-1.2%$258.21+17.6%-8.3%$130.20B$24.39B19.0732,439Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ENBEnbridge4.0553 of 5 stars$47.51+1.1%$67.00+41.0%+22.9%$103.60B$64.48B23.4114,500Positive NewsOptions VolumeMPLXMplx3.0814 of 5 stars$50.20-0.4%$55.63+10.8%+19.6%$51.24B$11.29B11.925,560Positive NewsRYAAYRyanair4.4642 of 5 stars$63.67-1.1%$111.50+75.1%-36.3%$33.76B$14.98B14.9525,952Positive NewsVIKViking3.2384 of 5 stars$57.82+2.2%$53.33-7.8%+59.5%$25.62B$5.51B47.0112,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8713 of 5 stars$30.15+0.2%$41.67+38.2%-6.1%$14.00B$21.04B603.0461,000Positive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.5317 of 5 stars$42.76-2.1%$38.00-11.1%+87.7%$12.92B$12.83B10.9938,664 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Competitors Canadian National Railway Competitors Norfolk Southern Competitors Union Pacific Competitors Enbridge Competitors Mplx Competitors Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors LATAM Airlines Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CP) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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