What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for CP Q2 Earnings?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.65 EPS.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 25th. Loop Capital lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $124.00 to $128.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

NYSE:CP opened at $78.01 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.97. 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 fifty-two week low of $70.89 and a fifty-two week high of $91.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $75.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $78.58.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter worth about $914,090,000. Causeway Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 76.5% during the 4th quarter. Causeway Capital Management LLC now owns 15,429,804 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,116,632,000 after purchasing an additional 6,687,770 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 281.0% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,433,669 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $252,912,000 after buying an additional 2,532,519 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 25.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,647,039 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $770,526,000 after buying an additional 2,177,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 1,348,474 shares during the period. 72.20% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.1318 per share. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.62%.

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.