CNI vs. CSX, CNR, CP, GATX, NSC, UNP, ENB, MPLX, RYAAY, and VIK
Should you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include CSX (CSX), Core Natural Resources (CNR), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), GATX (GATX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), Enbridge (ENB), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), and Viking (VIK).
Canadian National Railway vs. Its Competitors
CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 50.2% 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. CSX has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Canadian National Railway has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
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.
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 25.48% beat Canadian National Railway's return on equity.
CSX currently has a consensus price target of $38.39, indicating a potential upside of 6.67%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of $113.90, indicating a potential upside of 20.35%. Given Canadian National Railway's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than CSX.
73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Canadian National Railway had 4 more articles in the media than CSX. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Canadian National Railway and 28 mentions for CSX. Canadian National Railway's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat CSX's score of 0.28 indicating that Canadian National Railway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CSX has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Canadian National Railway beats CSX on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CNI) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
