Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder Buys 7,600 Shares

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Get Free Report) NYSE: CNI Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 7,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$131.40 per share, for a total transaction of C$998,624.04.

Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 25th, Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 627 shares of Canadian National Railway stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$139.47 per share, for a total transaction of C$87,448.44.

Canadian National Railway Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of CNR traded down C$0.86 on Thursday, hitting C$130.12. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,023,122 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,354,767. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$142.94 and its 200-day moving average price is C$142.60. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$129.90 and a fifty-two week high of C$164.53. The firm has a market capitalization of C$81.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.07, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be given a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.54%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CNR. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$145.00 to C$135.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$161.00 to C$157.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$163.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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%).

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