Natural Investments LLC Makes New $1.13 Million Investment in Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP)

Natural Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 15,613 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,129,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the third quarter worth $34,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CP opened at $73.08 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $76.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.37. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has a 52-week low of $70.89 and a 52-week high of $91.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 25.51% and a return on equity of 8.86%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited will post 3.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1318 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.72%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.93%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective 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. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Loop Capital cut shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City 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.