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NYSE:CNI

Canadian National Railway - CNI Competitors

$113.68
+1.04 (+0.92%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$111.45
$113.74
50-Day Range
$112.64
$124.46
52-Week Range
$103.79
$137.19
Volume
1.16 million shs
Average Volume
1.04 million shs
Market Capitalization
$75.96 billion
P/E Ratio
19.91
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Price Target
$142.35

CNI vs. CP, CSX, NSC, UNP, FDX, ODFL, DAL, RYAAY, UPS, and LUV

Should you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), CSX (CSX), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Union Pacific (UNP), FedEx (FDX), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Ryanair (RYAAY), United Parcel Service (UPS), and Southwest Airlines (LUV). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

Canadian National Railway vs.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) and Canadian Pacific Railway (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Canadian Pacific Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Canadian National Railway pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Pacific Railway pays out 19.4% 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 Pacific Railway received 284 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.64% of users gave Canadian Pacific Railway an outperform vote while only 54.91% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Canadian National RailwayOutperform Votes
676
54.91%
Underperform Votes
555
45.09%
Canadian Pacific RailwayOutperform Votes
960
70.64%
Underperform Votes
399
29.36%

Canadian National Railway currently has a consensus target price of $142.35, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Canadian Pacific Railway has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.79%. Given Canadian National Railway's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Railway.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian National Railway
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Canadian Pacific Railway
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

Canadian Pacific Railway has a net margin of 39.70% compared to Canadian National Railway's net margin of 29.87%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 23.30% beat Canadian Pacific Railway's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian National Railway 29.87% 23.30% 10.17%
Canadian Pacific Railway 39.70% 9.29% 4.77%

Canadian National Railway has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Railway. Canadian National Railway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Railway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian National Railway$13.16 billion5.77$3.94 billion$5.7119.91
Canadian Pacific Railway$6.78 billion10.31$2.71 billion$2.8826.09

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Railway had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Canadian Pacific Railway and 8 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian Pacific Railway's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 0.38 indicating that Canadian Pacific Railway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Canadian National Railway
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Canadian Pacific Railway
1 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Railway has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

87.0% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Canadian Pacific Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Railway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Canadian Pacific Railway beats Canadian National Railway on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CNI vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian National RailwayRailroads, line IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$75.96B$61.07B$6.79B$14.09B
Dividend Yield1.99%1.92%7.80%3.85%
P/E Ratio19.9127.7132.5822.17
Price / Sales5.774.8011.3710.37
Price / Cash14.6413.1712.7224.58
Price / Book4.654.208.326.79
Net Income$3.94B$3.50B$677.11M$870.97M
7 Day Performance-1.35%-1.29%2.09%0.71%
1 Month Performance-1.35%-3.51%-4.21%-7.20%
1 Year Performance-15.34%-15.05%-2.33%-15.15%

Canadian National Railway Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CP
Canadian Pacific Railway
2.2405 of 5 stars
$75.92
-1.7%
$90.00
+18.5%
-8.4%$70.66B$6.78B26.3612,754
CSX
CSX
2.5814 of 5 stars
$28.29
-3.5%
$34.39
+21.6%
-22.8%$58.35B$14.85B14.5822,500News Coverage
NSC
Norfolk Southern
2.4183 of 5 stars
$200.58
-2.3%
$249.83
+24.6%
-28.1%$45.69B$12.75B14.4319,300
UNP
Union Pacific
2.9701 of 5 stars
$185.72
-2.0%
$218.60
+17.7%
-30.4%$113.64B$24.88B16.5533,179
FDX
FedEx
2.5616 of 5 stars
$217.06
-1.3%
$230.75
+6.3%
-2.1%$54.56B$93.51B18.74249,000Analyst Report
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
1.8896 of 5 stars
$330.82
-1.6%
$342.32
+3.5%
+4.7%$36.40B$6.26B27.1623,471
DAL
Delta Air Lines
3.1826 of 5 stars
$32.77
-3.3%
$49.47
+51.0%
-11.3%$21.01B$50.58B16.0695,000Analyst Revision
RYAAY
Ryanair
1.5791 of 5 stars
$92.00
-0.4%
$45.64
-50.4%
+9.3%$20.95B$5.58B15.1319,116News Coverage
UPS
United Parcel Service
2.1485 of 5 stars
$185.54
-0.7%
$194.19
+4.7%
-13.6%$159.33B$100.34B14.06536,000Analyst Report
News Coverage
LUV
Southwest Airlines
2.9568 of 5 stars
$30.08
-3.1%
$47.27
+57.1%
-30.9%$17.88B$23.81B37.6066,656
This page (NYSE:CNI) was last updated on 3/24/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff