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. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be given a dividend of $0.3603 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.67%. 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 has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 31,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.20. The transportation company earned $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.16 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 23.02% and a net margin of 41.03%. The firm's revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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 issued an update on 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 EPS estimate of $5.14.

17 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Canadian National Railway's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect Canadian National Railway's share price to reach $87.2263 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Canadian National Railway.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Canadian National Railway in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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

Headlines about CNI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Canadian National Railway earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 47.60 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Canadian National Railway's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (2.20%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.16%), Addenda Capital Inc. (0.08%), Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.08%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.05%) and Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.03%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc., Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Hexavest Inc., Addenda Capital Inc. and World Asset Management Inc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway.

CNI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Addenda Capital Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Callahan Advisors LLC, Northstar Investment Advisors LLC, Stokes Capital Advisors LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., JLB & Associates Inc. and Windward Capital Management Co. CA. 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 $86.08.

Canadian National Railway has a market capitalization of $61.87 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.