NYSE:CNI - Canadian National Railway Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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

Canadian National Railway declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.3429 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $1.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 6th. View Canadian National Railway's Dividend History.

Canadian National Railway declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase 31,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 24th. The transportation company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.46. The transportation company earned $3.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.57 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 42.08%. The company's revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share. View Canadian National Railway's Earnings History.

Canadian National Railway is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Canadian National Railway.

Canadian National Railway issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.30-5.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.26.

19 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Canadian National Railway's stock. Their predictions range from $77.00 to $102.00. On average, they expect Canadian National Railway's stock price to reach $88.8810 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Canadian National Railway.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Canadian National Railway in the last year. There are currently 11 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Canadian National Railway.

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).

News articles about CNI stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Canadian National Railway earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 47.87 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Canadian National Railway.

Canadian National Railway's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (5.41%), TD Asset Management Inc. (2.24%), Bank of Montreal Can (2.20%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.91%), CIBC World Markets Inc. (1.11%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (1.01%). 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 FMR LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, CIBC World Markets Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., TD Asset Management Inc. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. View Insider Buying and Selling for Canadian National Railway.

CNI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Toronto Dominion Bank, Fiera Capital Corp, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Addenda Capital Inc., USS Investment Management Ltd, Morgan Stanley, Intact Investment Management Inc. and Bridgewater Associates LP. 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 $88.08.

Canadian National Railway has a market capitalization of $64.59 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.