Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for CNI FY2025 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Stock analysts at Raymond James Financial lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Hansen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $5.66 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.58. Raymond James Financial has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.39 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The transportation company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $3.06 billion for 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%. Canadian National Railway's revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $163.00 price target on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Stephens increased their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Evercore ISI decreased 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 report on Friday, May 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $120.86.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

CNI stock traded down $2.61 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $99.22. The company had a trading volume of 606,629 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,326,784. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.43. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of $91.65 and a 1 year high of $123.37. The company has a market capitalization of $62.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $104.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $101.68.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Canadian National Railway by 233.3% in the fourth quarter. Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. now owns 25,000 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,537,000 after acquiring an additional 17,500 shares during the period. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX acquired a new stake in Canadian National Railway in the 4th quarter valued at $875,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Canadian National Railway by 31.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 718 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Canadian National Railway by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 94,400 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $9,185,000 after acquiring an additional 3,400 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in Canadian National Railway by 60.6% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 9,729 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $948,000 after acquiring an additional 3,671 shares during the period. 80.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

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

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