Canadian National Railway (CNI) Competitors $94.93 -0.49 (-0.51%) As of 12:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNI vs. CSX, CP, GATX, NSC, UNP, ENB, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, and BIPShould you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include CSX (CSX), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), GATX (GATX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), Enbridge (ENB), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP). Canadian National Railway vs. Its Competitors CSX Canadian Pacific Kansas City GATX Norfolk Southern Union Pacific Enbridge Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNI or CSX? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian National Railway$12.44B4.78$3.25B$5.1318.52CSX$14.16B4.75$3.47B$1.6222.11 Is CNI or CSX a better dividend stock? Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian National Railway pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Canadian National Railway has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and CSX has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Is CNI or CSX more profitable? Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 26.63% compared to CSX's net margin of 21.92%. CSX's return on equity of 25.39% beat Canadian National Railway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian National Railway26.63% 21.71% 8.04% CSX 21.92%25.39%7.40% Which has more volatility and risk, CNI or CSX? Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CNI or CSX? 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CSX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CNI or CSX? Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus target price of $118.36, suggesting a potential upside of 24.56%. CSX has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.31%. Given Canadian National Railway's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian National Railway 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Does the media refer more to CNI or CSX? In the previous week, CSX had 10 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for CSX and 65 mentions for Canadian National Railway. CSX's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 0.06 indicating that CSX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian National Railway 13 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CSX 30 Very Positive mention(s) 17 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCSX beats Canadian National Railway on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian National Railway News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CNI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian National RailwayTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$59.54B$45.64B$7.42B$21.02BDividend Yield2.69%2.03%699.46%3.58%P/E Ratio18.2812.6713.2127.75Price / Sales4.785.07547.8760.10Price / Cash12.9623.428.0423.00Price / Book3.822.822.194.67Net Income$3.25B$2.47B$571.39M$994.49M7 Day Performance-4.50%1.89%1.35%1.25%1 Month Performance-6.43%4.48%5.27%5.50%1 Year Performance-16.22%1.20%-0.84%11.11% Canadian National Railway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNICanadian National Railway4.2305 of 5 stars$94.93-0.5%$118.36+24.7%-17.6%$59.54B$12.44B18.2825,428Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCSXCSX4.5713 of 5 stars$33.98-0.4%$34.64+1.9%+5.4%$63.83B$14.54B20.3523,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.2923 of 5 stars$81.25-0.6%$91.95+13.2%-6.1%$74.86B$10.62B27.4519,797Upcoming EarningsGATXGATX1.8567 of 5 stars$159.04+0.7%$167.67+5.4%+13.0%$5.68B$1.63B20.162,150Upcoming EarningsNSCNorfolk Southern4.1731 of 5 stars$262.62-1.5%$273.80+4.3%+25.8%$59.21B$12.11B17.9419,600Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUNPUnion Pacific4.9404 of 5 stars$233.33-0.8%$256.63+10.0%-7.0%$139.41B$24.25B21.0232,439Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionENBEnbridge3.5625 of 5 stars$45.21+1.5%$67.00+48.2%+24.4%$98.57B$60.94B23.3014,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionMPLXMplx2.1603 of 5 stars$50.95+0.6%$55.63+9.2%+20.4%$52.00B$11.19B11.775,560Positive NewsRYAAYRyanair4.8878 of 5 stars$57.44-0.1%$108.50+88.9%-34.1%$30.48B$14.98B17.9725,952Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVIKViking3.4712 of 5 stars$57.53+1.9%$51.00-11.3%+67.0%$25.49B$5.51B46.7712,000Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8117 of 5 stars$32.380.0%$41.67+28.7%+4.0%$15.04B$21.04B-1,618.3961,000Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Alternatives CP Alternatives GATX Alternatives NSC Alternatives UNP Alternatives ENB Alternatives MPLX Alternatives RYAAY Alternatives VIK Alternatives BIP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNI) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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