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CP vs. CSX, CNI, NSC, UNP, and FIP

Should you buy Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock or one of its competitors? Canadian Pacific Kansas City's main competitors and comparable companies include CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), and FTAI Infrastructure (FIP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "rail transportation" industry.

How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City compare to CSX?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.02% compared to CSX's net margin of 22.21%. CSX's return on equity of 24.98% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.02% 9.02% 4.86%
CSX 22.21%24.98%7.61%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus target price of $108.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.48%. CSX has a consensus target price of $51.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.61%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
CSX
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CSX. 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 Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.79B7.52$2.96B$3.1129.72
CSX$14.09B6.64$2.89B$1.7329.19

Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSX pays out 32.4% 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.

In the previous week, CSX had 23 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for CSX and 27 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. CSX's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 1.32 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
23 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
CSX
40 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CSX beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City compare to Canadian National Railway?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 26.92% compared to Canadian Pacific Kansas City's net margin of 25.02%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 22.22% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.02% 9.02% 4.86%
Canadian National Railway 26.92%22.22%8.12%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 47.3% 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. Canadian National Railway has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Canadian National Railway is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 17 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 10 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 1.20 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
23 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Canadian National Railway
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus price target of $108.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.48%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of $137.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Canadian National Railway.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Canadian National Railway
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Canadian National Railway has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian National Railway 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 Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.79B7.52$2.96B$3.1129.72
Canadian National Railway$12.38B6.08$3.38B$5.6422.05

Summary

Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City compare to Norfolk Southern?

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Norfolk Southern had 17 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Norfolk Southern and 27 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Norfolk Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 1.32 indicating that Norfolk Southern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Norfolk Southern
43 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
23 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.02% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 21.02%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 18.21% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Norfolk Southern21.02% 18.21% 6.34%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City 25.02%9.02%4.86%

Norfolk Southern currently has a consensus target price of $348.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.16%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus target price of $108.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.48%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Norfolk Southern.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Norfolk Southern
0 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern 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 Ratio
Norfolk Southern$12.18B6.34$2.87B$11.7229.35
Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.79B7.52$2.96B$3.1129.72

Norfolk Southern pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Norfolk Southern pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 25.1% 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.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

75.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Norfolk Southern beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City compare to Union Pacific?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Union Pacific has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Canadian Pacific Kansas City's net margin of 25.02%. Union Pacific's return on equity of 38.46% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.02% 9.02% 4.86%
Union Pacific 28.85%38.46%10.45%

Union Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Union Pacific 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 Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.79B7.52$2.96B$3.1129.72
Union Pacific$25.41B7.05$7.14B$12.3524.42

Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus target price of $108.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. Union Pacific has a consensus target price of $320.89, indicating a potential upside of 6.39%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Union Pacific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
Union Pacific
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Union Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Union Pacific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Union Pacific had 45 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Union Pacific and 27 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Union Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of 1.32 indicating that Union Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
23 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Union Pacific
61 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Union Pacific pays an annual dividend of $5.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Union Pacific pays out 46.0% 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. Union Pacific has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Union Pacific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Union Pacific has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Union Pacific beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City compare to FTAI Infrastructure?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.02% compared to FTAI Infrastructure's net margin of -74.10%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 9.02% beat FTAI Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.02% 9.02% 4.86%
FTAI Infrastructure -74.10%-147.01%-8.63%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher revenue and earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure 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 Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.79B7.52$2.96B$3.1129.72
FTAI Infrastructure$659.21M0.63-$107.17M-$5.19N/A

Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has a consensus target price of $108.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.48%. FTAI Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $9.94, suggesting a potential upside of 180.72%. Given FTAI Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
FTAI Infrastructure
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. FTAI Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FTAI Infrastructure pays out -2.3% 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. FTAI Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 26 more articles in the media than FTAI Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 1 mentions for FTAI Infrastructure. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat FTAI Infrastructure's score of 0.93 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Positive
FTAI Infrastructure Positive

Summary

Canadian Pacific Kansas City beats FTAI Infrastructure on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CP vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian Pacific Kansas CityGround Transportation IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$81.20B$21.08B$10.50B$24.00B
Dividend Yield0.83%2.05%97.24%3.72%
P/E Ratio29.7241.9626.2229.79
Price / Sales7.522.45370.0316.85
Price / Cash18.9042.9224.2119.75
Price / Book2.483.164.994.81
Net Income$2.96B$972.50M$610.96M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-2.37%0.45%-0.88%-0.97%
1 Month Performance4.02%1.90%1.51%1.47%
1 Year Performance21.27%12.42%10.36%12.73%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
4.3943 of 5 stars
$92.64
-1.6%
$108.60
+17.2%
+23.4%$81.37B$10.79B29.7919,479
CSX
CSX
4.4444 of 5 stars
$51.17
-0.7%
$51.31
+0.3%
+57.7%$94.79B$14.09B29.5823,000
CNI
Canadian National Railway
4.2216 of 5 stars
$125.27
-1.0%
$137.40
+9.7%
+30.0%$75.81B$12.38B22.2123,839
NSC
Norfolk Southern
3.1348 of 5 stars
$347.49
-0.1%
$348.00
+0.1%
+24.6%$78.05B$12.18B29.6519,300
UNP
Union Pacific
4.3875 of 5 stars
$307.40
-0.1%
$320.89
+4.4%
+37.7%$182.62B$25.41B24.8929,287

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