Canadian National Railway (CNI) Competitors $104.17 -1.03 (-0.98%) As of 02:01 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 CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) and Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, CSX or CNI? CSX has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CSX or CNI? In the previous week, CSX had 33 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for CSX and 32 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat CSX's score of 0.45 indicating that Canadian National Railway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CSX 22 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian National Railway 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in CSX or CNI? 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer CSX or CNI? CSX presently has a consensus price target of $34.64, suggesting a potential upside of 1.62%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of $120.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.02%. Given Canadian National Railway's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than CSX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64Canadian National Railway 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is CSX or CNI a better dividend stock? CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CSX pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 50.5% 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Canadian National Railway has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has better earnings and valuation, CSX or CNI? 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 RatioCSX$14.54B4.40$3.47B$1.6720.41Canadian National Railway$12.44B5.25$3.25B$5.1320.31 Is CSX or CNI more profitable? Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 26.19% compared to CSX's net margin of 22.66%. CSX's return on equity of 26.42% beat Canadian National Railway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CSX22.66% 26.42% 7.74% Canadian National Railway 26.19%22.29%8.15% SummaryCSX and Canadian National Railway tied by winning 10 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$65.26B$46.32B$7.18B$20.64BDividend Yield2.46%2.03%922.81%3.71%P/E Ratio20.3112.8113.1527.83Price / Sales5.254.96367.6155.22Price / Cash14.1723.287.6217.94Price / Book4.262.832.134.59Net Income$3.25B$2.47B$563.35M$989.58M7 Day Performance1.15%0.93%2.47%1.03%1 Month Performance0.39%2.62%4.51%5.33%1 Year Performance-13.35%-1.93%4.41%10.44% Canadian National Railway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNICanadian National Railway4.2926 of 5 stars$104.17-1.0%$120.86+16.0%-12.5%$65.26B$12.44B20.3125,428Analyst RevisionCSXCSX4.5465 of 5 stars$33.05-1.6%$34.45+4.2%+0.9%$62.09B$14.54B19.7923,500Options VolumeCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City3.8982 of 5 stars$79.65-1.7%$90.95+14.2%-2.1%$73.39B$14.82B26.9119,797GATXGATX2.2074 of 5 stars$157.54-1.1%$167.67+6.4%+9.8%$5.62B$1.59B19.972,150Positive NewsNSCNorfolk Southern4.0215 of 5 stars$260.01-0.9%$267.48+2.9%+20.4%$58.62B$12.12B17.7619,600UNPUnion Pacific4.7508 of 5 stars$235.38-0.4%$255.17+8.4%+2.1%$140.63B$24.25B21.2132,439Positive NewsENBEnbridge3.4019 of 5 stars$44.13-1.4%$67.00+51.8%+23.4%$96.22B$38.22B22.7514,500Positive NewsMPLXMplx2.3347 of 5 stars$50.74-0.6%$55.50+9.4%+21.0%$51.80B$11.93B11.725,560Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYAAYRyanair4.6752 of 5 stars$58.29+0.8%$108.50+86.1%-51.9%$30.97B$14.98B18.2425,952VIKViking3.6218 of 5 stars$55.11-0.6%$50.33-8.7%+61.4%$24.42B$5.33B44.8012,000BIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7967 of 5 stars$33.22-2.5%$41.67+25.4%+4.5%$15.43B$21.04B-1,660.1761,000Analyst Upgrade 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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