Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Forecast for CNI Q3 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.42. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.14 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on CNI. Argus upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $163.00 price target on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $120.44.

Canadian National Railway Trading Down 0.1%

CNI stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $104.82. 773,596 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,326,376. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.62. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $91.65 and a one year high of $123.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $103.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $101.59.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The transportation company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.03. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 26.19% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The company had revenue of $3.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. Canadian National Railway's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th were paid a $0.8875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This is a positive change from Canadian National Railway's previous dividend of $0.29. This represents a yield of 2.47%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is 50.49%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Shell Asset Management Co. lifted its stake in Canadian National Railway by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 21,387 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,171,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 44.2% during the first quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 346 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 0.9% during the first quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. now owns 12,293 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,198,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 7,953 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.1% during the first quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 5,409 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, and logistics parks.