Atb Cap Markets Has Positive Outlook of CNI Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.37. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

CNI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target 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. Citigroup decreased their target price on Canadian National Railway from $124.00 to $123.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Barclays cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $104.00 to $101.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Argus upgraded Canadian National Railway to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $120.44.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CNI traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $104.82. 773,596 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,330,220. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.82 billion, a PE ratio of 20.43, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.97. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $91.65 and a one year high of $123.96. The company's 50 day moving average is $103.93 and its 200 day moving average is $101.59.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian National Railway

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 27,757,038 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,817,616,000 after purchasing an additional 1,934,622 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 0.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,165,939 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,254,370,000 after purchasing an additional 179,261 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 11,822,063 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,199,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341,133 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 0.3% during the first quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 11,798,566 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,148,008,000 after purchasing an additional 30,066 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,768,500 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,194,443,000 after purchasing an additional 309,210 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.74% of the company's stock.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

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

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.