Thornburg Investment Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP – Free Report) (TSE:CP) by 0.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,017,847 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 10,866 shares during the quarter. Canadian Pacific Kansas City accounts for about 1.7% of Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Thornburg Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City were worth $174,846,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,773,000. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 630,624 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $46,434,000 after purchasing an additional 37,044 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,983,000. WGI DM LLC lifted its stake in Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. WGI DM LLC now owns 437,824 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $32,237,000 after buying an additional 16,282 shares during the period. Finally, Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 42.5% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Heights Asset Management LLC now owns 285,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $20,985,000 after buying an additional 85,000 shares in the last quarter. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently commented on CP. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Evercore set a $99.00 target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $106.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays set a $102.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Argus set a $105.00 price target on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.60.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Trading Up 0.2%
Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock opened at $94.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.59. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has a 52 week low of $68.42 and a 52 week high of $96.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $90.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.60 billion, a PE ratio of 30.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.10.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP – Get Free Report) (TSE:CP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The transportation company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 25.02%.The company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.268 per share. This represents a $1.07 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 25th. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 25.08%.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is a North American Class I freight railroad formed through the combination of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern. The merged company operates an integrated rail network that spans Canada, the United States and Mexico, providing a single-line rail connection across all three countries. This transborder footprint is intended to streamline cross-border freight flows and provide shippers with direct rail access from Canadian and U.S. production centers to Mexican markets and ports.
CPKC’s core business is freight transportation and related logistics services.
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