Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for CP Q2 Earnings

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s current full-year earnings is $3.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price 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. Stephens lifted 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 report on Thursday, January 30th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of 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. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Loop Capital downgraded Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Two 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. According to MarketBeat, Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Up 1.6 %

NYSE:CP opened at $77.50 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company has a market cap of $72.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.97. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a twelve month low of $70.89 and a twelve month high of $91.58. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.58.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share (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%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.1318 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.68%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is presently 17.93%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CP. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the third quarter worth $34,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during 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 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.