Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Competitors $75.74 -1.92 (-2.47%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.17 +0.43 (+0.56%) As of 07:08 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, RY, UNP, ENB, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, and BIPShould 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), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Union Pacific (UNP), Enbridge (ENB), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP). Canadian Pacific Kansas City vs. Its Competitors CSX Canadian National Railway Norfolk Southern Royal Bank Of Canada Union Pacific Enbridge Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CSX or CP? CSX has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CSX or CP a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. 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% Do analysts recommend CSX or CP? CSX presently has a consensus target price of $38.26, indicating a potential upside of 6.13%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus target price of $91.85, indicating a potential upside of 21.27%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 Does the media refer more to CSX or CP? In the previous week, CSX had 5 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for CSX and 21 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat CSX's score of 0.36 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian Pacific Kansas City 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$14.16B4.75$3.47B$1.6222.25Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.47$2.71B$3.2123.60 SummaryCSX beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$70.43B$46.72B$7.25B$22.09BDividend Yield0.85%1.74%940.08%3.59%P/E Ratio23.6012.4314.9829.58Price / Sales6.476.16567.9364.95Price / Cash16.9221.867.9724.53Price / Book1.982.942.454.61Net Income$2.71B$2.47B$555.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.13%0.31%-0.12%-0.46%1 Month Performance1.19%8.21%5.34%2.30%1 Year Performance-5.84%6.28%5.36%14.51% Canadian Pacific Kansas City Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.323 of 5 stars$75.74-2.5%$91.85+21.3%-3.6%$70.43B$10.62B23.6019,797News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCSXCSX4.1554 of 5 stars$35.83+5.4%$37.36+4.3%+6.1%$66.80B$14.54B22.1223,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCNICanadian National Railway4.3764 of 5 stars$93.94+1.1%$116.86+24.4%-15.0%$58.32B$12.44B18.0725,428Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNSCNorfolk Southern3.6736 of 5 stars$299.67+0.7%$288.45-3.7%+22.0%$67.31B$12.12B20.2519,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.925 of 5 stars$146.97+0.6%$177.50+20.8%+19.1%$206.55B$98.71B15.5294,838Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓UNPUnion Pacific4.7146 of 5 stars$235.98+0.3%$260.00+10.2%-2.0%$139.94B$24.25B20.5032,439Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastENBEnbridge3.8336 of 5 stars$49.73+0.3%$60.50+21.7%+20.7%$108.45B$38.22B24.5014,500Analyst ForecastMPLXMplx3.4772 of 5 stars$50.02-2.5%$55.89+11.7%+11.6%$50.98B$11.93B11.885,560Analyst DowngradeRYAAYRyanair4.956 of 5 stars$57.87+0.1%$76.00+31.3%+42.7%$30.65B$14.98B13.5825,952News CoverageAnalyst ForecastVIKViking3.0705 of 5 stars$60.97+1.1%$59.21-2.9%+62.0%$27.02B$5.33B32.9612,000Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.6641 of 5 stars$33.120.0%$40.14+21.2%+2.4%$15.35B$21.04B662.5161,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Competitors Canadian National Railway Competitors Norfolk Southern Competitors Royal Bank Of Canada Competitors Union Pacific Competitors Enbridge Competitors Mplx Competitors Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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