Q4 EPS Forecast for Canadian National Railway Cut by Analyst

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets has revised its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) to $2.02 per share, down from $2.08.
• The company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of C$155.79, with various analysts issuing mixed ratings on the stock.
• Canadian National Railway recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8875 per share, yielding approximately 2.73% based on its current stock price.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.02 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.08. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

CNR has been the topic of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Canadian National Railway from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from C$154.00 to C$163.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. National Bankshares cut shares of Canadian National Railway from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from C$170.00 to C$150.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. ATB Capital reduced their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$155.00 to C$150.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. TD Securities reduced their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$165.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$153.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of TSE CNR traded up C$0.35 during midday trading on Friday, reaching C$130.82. 512,910 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,349,677. The company has a market capitalization of C$81.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a 52-week low of C$129.90 and a 52-week high of C$164.53. 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$141.72 and a 200-day moving average price of C$142.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 7,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$131.40 per share, for a total transaction of C$998,624.04. Also, Director Susan C. Jones acquired 1,520 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$130.96 per share, with a total value of C$199,065.28. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 11,208 shares of company stock valued at $1,484,739. 2.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. Canadian National Railway's payout ratio is 36.54%.

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%).