NYSE:CNI - Canadian National Railway Stock Price, Price Target & More

Canadian National Railway trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNI."

Canadian National Railway declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.3603 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 7th. View Canadian National Railway's Dividend History.

Canadian National Railway announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 31,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.20. The transportation company earned $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.16 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 23.02% and a net margin of 41.03%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.15 EPS. View Canadian National Railway's Earnings History.

Canadian National Railway is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Canadian National Railway.

Canadian National Railway updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of CAD$5.10-5.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.14.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Canadian National Railway's stock. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect Canadian National Railway's share price to reach $83.9763 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Canadian National Railway.

Some companies that are related to Canadian National Railway include Union Pacific (UNP), CSX (CSX), Cent JAPAN Rwy/ADR (CJPRY), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH).

News articles about CNI stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Canadian National Railway earned a news sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 45.40 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Canadian National Railway's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.39%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (2.13%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.00%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.78%), CIBC Asset Management Inc (0.69%) and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can (0.66%). Company insiders that own Canadian National Railway stock include Michael Leslie Hunter and Peter Lee. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Canadian National Railway.

CNI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OppenheimerFunds Inc., CIBC Asset Management Inc, Mawer Investment Management Ltd., Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp, Sentry Investments Corp., AGF Investments Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA and PCJ Investment Counsel Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway.

CNI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UBS Group AG, Schroder Investment Management Group, Forsta AP Fonden, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., Eaton Vance Management, Nicola Wealth Management LTD. and Intact Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Canadian National Railway stock in the last two years include Michael Leslie Hunter and Peter Lee. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway.

Shares of CNI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CNI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.60.

Canadian National Railway has a market capitalization of $59.34 billion and generates $10.06 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $4.23 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.84 on an earnings per share basis. Canadian National Railway employs 23,945 workers across the globe.

Canadian National Railway's mailing address is 935 DE LA GAUCHETIERE ST W, MONTREAL A8, H3B 2M9. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 514-399-7091.