Q3 Earnings Forecast for TSE:CNR Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will earn $1.93 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.97. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's FY2025 earnings at $7.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.41 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Susquehanna raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$170.00 to C$162.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Argus raised shares of Canadian National Railway to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$146.00 to C$155.00 in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$163.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$159.71.

Canadian National Railway Stock Down 0.1%

TSE:CNR traded down C$0.16 on Tuesday, hitting C$143.50. 129,614 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,357,199. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$142.97 and a 200-day moving average price of C$143.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.58. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of C$130.02 and a 52 week high of C$169.49. The company has a market cap of C$89.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.8875 dividend. This is a boost 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 is currently 36.54%.

Insider Activity

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Susan C. Jones bought 1,461 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$136.62 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 627 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$139.47 per share, for a total transaction of C$87,448.44. 2.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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%).