Atb Cap Markets Issues Negative Outlook for CP Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

CP has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Canadian Pacific Kansas City currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of CP stock opened at $79.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.96. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 12 month low of $70.89 and a 12 month high of $91.58.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

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