Canadian National Railway Company Company Profile (NYSE:CNI)

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

Canadian National Railway Company declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 9th will be given a dividend of $0.3059 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $1.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.51%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 7th. View Canadian National Railway Company's Dividend History.

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 24th. The company reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $3.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.32 billion. Canadian National Railway Company had a return on equity of 24.55% and a net margin of 30.41%. Canadian National Railway Company's quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.18 EPS. View Canadian National Railway Company's Earnings History.

Canadian National Railway Company updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.95-5.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.05.

19 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Canadian National Railway Company's shares. Their predictions range from $64.00 to $95.00. On average, they expect Canadian National Railway Company's stock price to reach $80.93 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Canadian National Railway Company.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Canadian National Railway Company stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "We are impressed by Canadian National's efforts to control costs. Lower costs have benefited the company's fourth-quarter earnings per share. The bottom line not only surpassed expectations but also expanded significantly on a year-over-year basis. Operating ratio (operating expenses as a percentage of revenues) came in at 56.6% in the quarter compared with 57.2% a year ago. Apart from the earnings beat, the company's revenues also increased on a year-over-year basis. However, the top line lagged expectations, mainly due to coal woes. Coal-related headwinds resulted in the shares of company underperforming the Zacks-categorized Transportation- Rail industry in the last one year. Nonetheless, we are impressed by the company's initiatives to reward investors. Further, we also laud the company's C$2.5 billion 2017 capital investment plan. The plan complements its efforts to promote safety along with enhancing productivity." (3/2/2017)
• 2. Loop Capital analysts commented, "With the railroad operating ratio falling from 89 percent at the time of the IPO to ~56 percent this year, and with pricing continuing to outpace productivity-adjusted cost inflation, it's only a matter of time before management will be forced to choose whether or not to cross the 50 percent Rubicon, triggering greater regulatory scrutiny including possible re-regulation," analyst Rick Paterson wrote in a note.Paterson said the business should remain "somewhat stagnant" in to 2017 due to weak energy markets and lower demand from industries. However, grain and intermodal are the two bright spots in otherwise dull story.Related Link: The Week In Rails: Carloads For The Big 6The analyst expects the company's intermodal volumes in 2017 to be positive versus year-to-date decline of 2.2 percent in 2016. In terms of materiality, intermodal and agriculture combined represent 40 percent of total year-to-date sales at Canadian National.Meanwhile, pricing is inflating faster than costs and the analyst expects 2017 core pricing to be in the low- to mid-2 percent range. In fact, the Canadian Transportation Agency, in formulating its latest grain cap projects the company's (and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA) (NYSE: CP)'s) wage and benefits inflation in 2016/2017 projected to be 1.4 percent, materials inflation of 1.5 percent, and other non-fuel items up 1.2 percent. "So the margin story isn't, quite, over for CN, and if we factor in some headwind from likely higher fuel prices in 2017 we still come up with a 60 basis point improvement in the operating ratio to 55.1 percent and EPS a little over $5/share," (9/26/2016)

Some companies that are related to Canadian National Railway Company include Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), CSX Corporation (CSX), Norfolk Souther Corporation (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), XPO Logistics (XPO), Amerco (UHAL), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR), Schneider National (SNDR), Ryder System (R), Swift Transportation Company (SWFT), Hub Group (HUBG), Northgate plc (NTG), ArcBest Corporation (ARCB), Clipper Logistics PLC (CLG), Wincanton plc (WIN) and YRC Worldwide (YRCW).

Canadian National Railway Company's management team includes the folowing people:

• Robert L. Pace, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Luc Jobin, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Ghislain Houle, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Russell J. Hiscock, President and Chief Executive Officer - CN Investment Division
• Michael Cory, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
• Jean-Jacques Ruest, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
• Sean Finn, Executive Vice President - Corporate Services, Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary
• Serge Leduc, Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer
• Matthew Barker, Senior Vice President - Network Operations and Planning
• Scott Daniels, Senior Vice President - Strategy and Innovation

Canadian National Railway Company's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.63%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.01%), TD Asset Management Inc. (2.38%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (2.38%), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (2.27%) and FMR LLC (2.07%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Canadian National Railway Company.

Canadian National Railway Company's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Swiss National Bank, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Bank of Nova Scotia, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Sentry Investments Corp. and Korea Investment CORP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway Company.

Canadian National Railway Company's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, William Blair Investment Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., OppenheimerFunds Inc., Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., Bank of America Corp DE, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway Company.

Shares of Canadian National Railway Company can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Canadian National Railway Company stock can currently be purchased for approximately $80.86.