Raymond James Has Negative Outlook for CP Q1 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Stock analysts at Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.79 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.50 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.93 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued 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 net margin of 25.51% and a return on equity of 8.86%.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on CP. 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 note on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $91.98 to $91.25 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Stephens boosted 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 research note on Thursday. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

CP stock opened at $79.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.53. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a 52 week low of $70.89 and a 52 week high of $91.58. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.04. The stock has a market cap 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CP. Grove Bank & Trust boosted 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 buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the period. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.