Research Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:CNR Q3 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 22nd. 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 forecast of $1.93. 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 $7.63 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.37 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on CNR. National Bankshares downgraded Canadian National Railway from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from C$170.00 to C$150.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Argus upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Desjardins cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$169.00 to C$160.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Susquehanna upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of CNR stock traded up C$1.23 on Thursday, reaching C$131.40. 1,241,901 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,357,911. The stock has a market cap of C$82.33 billion, a PE ratio of 14.21, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$129.90 and a one year high of C$164.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$142.13 and a 200 day moving average price of C$142.31.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

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

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.70%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio 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%).