Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Outlook for TSE:CNR Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Atb Cap Markets cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.90 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.00. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on CNR. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$145.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Loop Capital cut Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Scotiabank cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$166.00 to C$160.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$170.00 to C$162.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$158.79.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 5.7 %

TSE:CNR opened at C$139.98 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$138.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$146.08. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of C$130.02 and a 1 year high of C$175.57. The stock has a market cap of C$87.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 645 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$141.56 per share, with a total value of C$91,308.14. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.54%. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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%).

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