Natural Investments LLC Invests $1.13 Million in Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP)

Natural Investments LLC acquired a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 15,613 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,129,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City by 246.9% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 392 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new position in Canadian Pacific Kansas City during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on CP. Barclays cut their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Loop Capital lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “buy” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Canadian Pacific Kansas City from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Canadian Pacific Kansas City from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.45.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Down 1.7 %

Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock opened at $73.08 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.53. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $76.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $78.37. The company has a market cap of $68.23 billion, a PE ratio of 25.20, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited has a fifty-two week low of $70.89 and a fifty-two week high of $91.58.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) (TSE:CP) last issued 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 return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 25.51%. Equities analysts anticipate that Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be issued a $0.1318 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.72%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s payout ratio is 17.93%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City 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.