Desjardins Has Negative Outlook for TSE:CNR Q3 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Stock analysts at Desjardins dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 22nd. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.81 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.95. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $160.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.29 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on CNR. Royal Bank Of Canada cut 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 report on Wednesday. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$153.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$165.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$145.00 to C$135.00 in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Canadian National Railway stock traded up C$1.23 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$131.40. 1,241,901 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,357,911. The company has a market cap of C$82.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$142.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$142.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of C$129.90 and a 52 week high of C$164.53.

Insider Activity

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 7,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$131.40 per share, for a total transaction of C$998,624.04. Also, Director Susan C. Jones bought 1,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$130.96 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,065.28. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 11,208 shares of company stock worth $1,484,739. 2.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.70%. Canadian National Railway's payout ratio is 36.54%.

About Canadian National Railway

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%).