Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the twenty research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $118.3575.
Several equities research analysts have commented on CNI shares. Susquehanna dropped their price target on Canadian National Railway from $122.00 to $120.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $117.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Canadian National Railway from $124.00 to $123.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian National Railway
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CNI. Shell Asset Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 21,387 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $2,171,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Bennett Selby Investments LP increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bennett Selby Investments LP now owns 4,796 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $499,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 44.2% during the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 346 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Heartland Advisors Inc. now owns 12,293 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,198,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway by 13.4% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 929 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $97,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Canadian National Railway Price Performance
Canadian National Railway stock traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $93.90. The stock had a trading volume of 1,365,170 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,482,613. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.94. Canadian National Railway has a 1-year low of $91.65 and a 1-year high of $121.12. The stock's fifty day moving average is $101.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.81.
Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.02). Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.71% and a net margin of 26.63%. The business had revenue of $3.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.84 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Canadian National Railway will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a $0.6507 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 8th. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is presently 49.81%.
About Canadian National Railway
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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.
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