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 announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 7th. View Canadian National Railway's Dividend History.

Canadian National Railway declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 31,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.20. The transportation company had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.16 billion. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 41.03% and a return on equity of 23.02%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.15 earnings per share. 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 EPS guidance of CAD$5.10-5.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.14.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Canadian National Railway's stock. Their predictions range from $69.00 to $102.00. On average, they anticipate Canadian National Railway's stock price to reach $83.9763 in the next year. 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).

Press coverage about CNI stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Canadian National Railway earned a news sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 47.95 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Canadian National Railway's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional 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 bought 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 $79.74.

Canadian National Railway has a market capitalization of $59.61 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.