Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited to Post FY2025 Earnings of $5.16 Per Share, National Bank Financial Forecasts (TSE:CP)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 24th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $5.16 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.27. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on CP. Raymond James upped their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Barclays increased their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$120.00 to C$130.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 4th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$127.00 to C$133.00 in a research report on Monday, April 1st. Scotiabank cut their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$126.00 to C$124.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, National Bankshares cut their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from C$121.00 to C$119.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$120.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of CP opened at C$111.63 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.85. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$118.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$108.25. The stock has a market cap of C$104.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.52, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.75. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of C$94.45 and a 52 week high of C$123.37.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) (NYSE:CP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported C$0.93 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.95 by C($0.02). The company had revenue of C$3.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$3.52 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 9.65% and a net margin of 31.28%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 29th. Investors of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Senior Officer James Dominic Luther Clements sold 7,828 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$118.91, for a total transaction of C$930,859.57. In other Canadian Pacific Kansas City news, Senior Officer Nadeem Velani sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$122.15, for a total transaction of C$183,225.00. Also, Senior Officer James Dominic Luther Clements sold 7,828 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$118.91, for a total value of C$930,859.57. In the last three months, insiders sold 97,758 shares of company stock valued at $10,774,715. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.