Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:CNR Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 8th. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.81 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.77. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.52 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. CIBC lifted their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$146.00 to C$155.00 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$175.00 to C$168.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$163.00 price objective on Canadian National Railway and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. ATB Capital lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$156.00 to C$155.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Susquehanna upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$159.71.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

TSE:CNR traded down C$0.99 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$143.93. 862,055 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,358,948. The stock has a market capitalization of C$90.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$143.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$143.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$130.02 and a fifty-two week high of C$169.49.

Insider Activity

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Susan C. Jones acquired 1,461 shares of Canadian National Railway stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$136.62 per share, with a total value of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 627 shares of Canadian National Railway stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$139.47 per share, for a total transaction of C$87,448.44. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 9th were paid a $0.8875 dividend. This is a positive change from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.47%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.54%.

About Canadian National Railway

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).