Atb Cap Markets Issues Pessimistic Estimate for CNI Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.41. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.11 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. National Bank Financial downgraded Canadian National Railway from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI downgraded Canadian National Railway from an "outperform" rating to an "in-line" rating and set a $105.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $106.00 to $99.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $118.36.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 0.5%

CNI traded up $0.45 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $95.87. 2,287,331 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,606,836. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 0.97. Canadian National Railway has a 1-year low of $91.65 and a 1-year high of $121.12. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $103.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.34 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.71% and a net margin of 26.63%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.84 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 54.5% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,939 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $722,000 after purchasing an additional 2,448 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 9.2% in the second quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 6,226 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $648,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 22.4% in the second quarter. Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. now owns 265,997 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $27,660,000 after purchasing an additional 48,646 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 56.5% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,353 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 4,823 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC grew its stake in Canadian National Railway by 6.5% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Parlapiano Turner & Welch LLC now owns 72,784 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $7,572,000 after buying an additional 4,453 shares in the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.6507 per share. This is a positive change from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.71%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 8th. Canadian National Railway's payout ratio is currently 49.81%.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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.