Atb Cap Markets Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for TSE:CNR

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report released on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.08 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$145.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$170.00 to C$162.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. UBS Group upped their price objective 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$163.00 target price on Canadian National Railway and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$159.71.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 1.0%

TSE:CNR traded up C$1.50 on Wednesday, hitting C$144.92. The stock had a trading volume of 1,194,878 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,362,713. 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 stock has a market cap of C$90.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.67, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$143.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$143.11. Canadian National Railway has a 1-year low of C$130.02 and a 1-year high of C$169.49.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Susan C. Jones acquired 1,461 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$136.62 per share, with a total value of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 627 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$139.47 per share, for a total transaction of C$87,448.44. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.45%. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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%).