Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Competitors $72.89 -0.66 (-0.90%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.82 -0.06 (-0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 05:16 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 PAAShould 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 Plains All American Pipeline (PAA). Canadian Pacific Kansas City vs. Its Competitors CSX Canadian National Railway Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CP or CSX? 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CSX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CP or CSX? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CP or CSX? In the previous week, CSX had 9 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for CSX and 40 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. CSX's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 0.90 indicating that CSX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Pacific Kansas City 18 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CSX 31 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CP or CSX 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 Canadian Pacific Kansas City28.05% 8.68% 4.82% CSX 21.92%25.48%7.41% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CP or CSX? 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 RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.30$2.71B$3.2122.71CSX$14.54B4.49$3.47B$1.6221.61 Do analysts rate CP or CSX? Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus price target of $92.30, suggesting a potential upside of 26.63%. CSX has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Is CP or CSX a better dividend stock? Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSX pays out 32.1% 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. CSX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCSX beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 13 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$67.52B$44.66B$7.12B$20.63BDividend Yield0.90%2.07%706.15%3.67%P/E Ratio22.7112.1512.8929.01Price / Sales6.305.06525.1166.10Price / Cash16.0321.897.6622.82Price / Book1.912.752.064.43Net Income$2.71B$2.47B$574.24M$993.74M7 Day Performance-5.17%-1.36%-5.25%-3.39%1 Month Performance-10.83%-0.14%-2.20%-2.10%1 Year Performance-7.48%-0.03%-2.72%10.09% Canadian Pacific Kansas City Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.5117 of 5 stars$72.89-0.9%$92.30+26.6%-9.3%$67.52B$10.62B22.7119,797Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCSXCSX4.5538 of 5 stars$35.71-0.1%$37.00+3.6%+0.7%$66.57B$14.16B22.0423,500Trending NewsCNICanadian National Railway4.7442 of 5 stars$95.04-0.9%$118.36+24.5%-18.0%$59.54B$12.44B18.2825,428NSCNorfolk Southern4.1806 of 5 stars$286.66+1.5%$282.50-1.5%+11.5%$64.62B$12.12B19.5819,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeUNPUnion Pacific4.7479 of 5 stars$229.29+2.0%$259.46+13.2%-10.2%$137.00B$24.25B19.9232,439Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeENBEnbridge3.3749 of 5 stars$44.65-0.7%$67.00+50.1%+22.8%$97.35B$38.22B23.0214,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseMPLXMplx1.5644 of 5 stars$51.04+0.2%$55.63+9.0%+22.0%$52.10B$11.93B11.795,560Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeRYAAYRyanair4.8843 of 5 stars$62.70-1.7%$111.50+77.8%-37.9%$33.28B$14.66B14.7225,952Positive NewsDividend IncreaseGap UpVIKViking3.1097 of 5 stars$58.84+0.9%$53.33-9.4%+64.5%$26.07B$5.33B47.8412,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7972 of 5 stars$31.59-1.2%$41.67+31.9%+0.4%$14.67B$21.24B-1,578.7161,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.1591 of 5 stars$18.46-1.2%$20.75+12.4%+0.0%$12.98B$50.09B25.294,100Positive News 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 Plains All American Pipeline 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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