Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE: CP) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.36 in relation to its previous close of 75.31. However, the company has experienced a -0.96% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-12-05 that VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced the signing of a new Long Term Supply Agreement (“LTSA”) with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (“CPKC”) (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP), including the initial supply of 98 fuel cell engines for use in the North American freight rail market. Each engine has a nameplate of 200 kW, totaling approximately 20 megawatts (MW) of fuel cell power.
Is It Worth Investing in Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE: CP) Right Now?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE: CP) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.16x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CP is 0.96. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for CP is 933.12M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CP on December 10, 2024 was 2.76M shares.
CP’s Market Performance
CP stock saw a decrease of -0.96% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -4.10% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.88% for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.04% for CP’s stock, with a -7.47% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CP stocks, with Susquehanna repeating the rating for CP by listing it as a “Positive.” The predicted price for CP in the upcoming period, according to Susquehanna is $92 based on the research report published on October 24, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CP reach a price target of $97. The rating they have provided for CP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
CP Trading at -3.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares sank -2.59% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CP fell by -0.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $75.61. In addition, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited saw -4.40% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for CP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited stands at 0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 8.23, with 4.31 for asset returns.
Based on Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.5. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.4.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -739.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.53.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
