Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE: CP) has seen a decline in its stock price by -2.11 in relation to its previous close of 75.29. However, the company has experienced a 0.84% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that CALGARY, AB, March 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (CPKC) today said that United Steelworkers (USW), representing approximately 600 clerical and intermodal employees in Canada, has ratified a new four-year collective agreement. “We are pleased to have received strong support for another collective agreement, the third in Canada reached this year at the bargaining table providing long-term labor stability, increased wages and improved benefits for thousands of CPKC employees across the country,” said CPKC President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel.
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 25.44x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CP is 0.99. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CP is 933.29M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.02% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CP on March 18, 2025 was 2.80M shares.
CP’s Market Performance
The stock of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) has seen a 0.84% increase in the past week, with a -4.92% drop in the past month, and a -1.28% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.55% for CP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.10% for CP stock, with a simple moving average of -6.38% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CP
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CP reach a price target of $86. The rating they have provided for CP stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Stephens gave a rating of “Overweight” to CP, setting the target price at $88 in the report published on January 06th of the current year.
CP Trading at -4.04% 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 -18.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.80%, as shares sank -6.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CP rose by +1.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.31% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.08. In addition, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited saw 1.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for CP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 8.36, with 4.42 for asset returns.
Based on Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.60.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) has seen mixed 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.
