Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Tuesday, July 22nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.83 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. National Bank Financial currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.10 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.65 EPS.
A number of other research analysts have also commented on CNR. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$153.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$163.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group lifted 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. Evercore ISI lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$146.00 to C$155.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$155.79.
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Canadian National Railway Price Performance
Shares of TSE CNR traded up C$1.23 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching C$131.40. 1,241,901 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,357,911. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$129.90 and a fifty-two week high of C$164.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of C$82.33 billion, a PE ratio of 14.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$142.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$142.31.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, Director Susan C. Jones bought 1,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$130.96 per share, with a total value of C$199,065.28. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 7,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$131.40 per share, with a total value of C$998,624.04. Insiders purchased a total of 11,208 shares of company stock valued at $1,484,739 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.
Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.70%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is 36.54%.
Canadian National Railway Company Profile
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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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