Research Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:CP Q2 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – National Bank Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.16 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.34 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$128.00 to C$120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$130.00 to C$125.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bankshares reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$123.00 to C$118.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Desjardins increased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$133.00 to C$134.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Loop Capital cut Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “strong-buy” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$124.36.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of CP stock opened at C$97.68 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$91.30 billion, a PE ratio of 25.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$108.15 and a 200-day moving average of C$108.64. 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 has a one year low of C$94.88 and a one year high of C$121.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Senior Officer Laird Joseph Pitz sold 18,710 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$116.16, for a total value of C$2,173,430.39. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 20.06%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; merchandise freight, such as forest products, energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals, consumer products, and automotive; and intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers.