Atb Cap Markets Has Positive Outlook for CNI Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $119.00 to $114.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $101.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $120.86.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

CNI stock traded up $1.24 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $105.99. The stock had a trading volume of 1,067,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,326,421. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of $91.65 and a 52 week high of $123.96.

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

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th were issued a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a yield of 2.47%. 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. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is presently 50.49%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in Canadian National Railway in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in Canadian National Railway in the first quarter valued at $32,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 44.2% in the first quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 346 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in Canadian National Railway in the first quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 354.3% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 427 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.