Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Forecast for CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the transportation company will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by $0.26. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%.

CP has been the topic of several other reports. Stephens increased their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of CP opened at $79.57 on Friday. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 1 year low of $70.89 and a 1 year high of $91.58. The company has a market capitalization of $74.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.44, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.53.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CP. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 281.0% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,433,669 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $252,912,000 after buying an additional 2,532,519 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 84.4% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,945,383 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $251,778,000 after purchasing an additional 1,348,474 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 2,869,584 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $245,403,000 after purchasing an additional 769,202 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,179,000. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 2,010,385 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $172,132,000 after purchasing an additional 565,783 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.1318 per share. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is currently 18.62%.

About Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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.