Is Canadian Pacific Railway a good dividend stock?

July 15, 2021 08:29 AM PDT | By Ipsita Sarkar

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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX:CP) dividend performance

In the last five years, CP Rail has recorded a dividend growth of 18.86 per cent, as per TMX data. This growth stood at 15.95 per cent in the past three years.

Considering a five-year period, CP Rail’s dividends grew from a gross amount (unadjusted) of C$ 0.5 apiece in January 2017 to that of C$ 0.95 apiece in April 2021, as per Refinitive date.

In July last year, CP Rail announced that it is increasing its dividend by about 15 per cent to C$ 0.95 per share, up from C$ 0.83 per share.

The July 2021 cash dividend, however, is set to be much lower at C$ 0.19.

CP Rail’s financial & stock performance

CP stock closed at a value of C$ 90.02 on Wednesday, July 14, standing at a one-year growth of about 32 per cent.

The scrip also grew by about nine per cent in the past nine months and rose about three per cent on a year-to-date (YTD) basis.

On the financial front, CP Rail recorded total revenues of C$ 1.96 billion in Q1 2021, which was down four per cent year-over-year (YoY).

Canadian Pacific’s net income, on the other hand, jumped to C$ 602 million in Q1 2021, as against that ofC$ 409 million in Q1 2020.

The company has identified new railway projects to increase in existing footprint in other geographies and locations. Moreover, with freight transportation by rail playing an important in lowering carbon emissions, the enterprise is likely to grow further amid Canada’s expanding climate change plans.

The above constitutes a preliminary view and any interest in stocks should be evaluated further from investment point of view.

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