Atb Cap Markets Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for TSE:CNR

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of 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 per share of $2.08 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$163.00 price target on Canadian National Railway and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Barclays lowered 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 research note on Friday, May 2nd. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 6th. UBS Group increased 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 research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$175.00 to C$168.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$159.71.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

CNR traded down C$0.99 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting C$143.93. 862,055 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,358,948. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$143.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$143.11. The firm has a market capitalization of C$90.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. 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 bought 1,461 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$136.62 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 627 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$139.47 per share, with a total value of C$87,448.44. 2.64% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 2.47%. This is an increase from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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%).