Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for CP FY2025 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Research analysts at Raymond James dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $3.42 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.77. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.00 per share.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.26. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.78% and a net margin of 24.50%.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CP. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.98 to $91.25 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. StockNews.com cut Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 25th. Finally, Stephens raised shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $81.00 to $88.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $92.63.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP opened at $78.66 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market cap of $73.44 billion, a PE ratio of 28.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.96. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $70.89 and a 1 year high of $91.58.

Institutional Trading of Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 56.0% during the third quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 362 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.20% 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.