Canadian National Railway (CNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$126.96 to C$128.36
• 50-Day Range: C$127.07 to C$140.00
• 52-Week Range: C$126.11 to C$160.88
• Volume: 2.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$79.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.66
• Dividend Yield: 2.71%
• Price Target: C$154.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Canadian National Railway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canadian National Railway scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Canadian National Railway has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of C$154.71, representing about 20.8% upside from its current price of C$128.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canadian National Railway has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 17.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 17.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 305.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a PEG Ratio of 3.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a P/B Ratio of 4.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Canadian National Railway pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Canadian National Railway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canadian National Railway is 47.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Canadian National Railway has a news sentiment score of -0.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Canadian National Railway this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 14 people have searched for CNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Canadian National Railway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canadian National Railway insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$1,285,138.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.64% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 39.08% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by institutions.

CNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNR shares performed this year?

Canadian National Railway's stock was trading at C$145.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CNR shares have decreased by 12.3% and is now trading at C$128.06.

How were Canadian National Railway's earnings last quarter?

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.73 by $0.01. Canadian National Railway had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.10% and a net margin of 31.20%.

How do I buy shares of Canadian National Railway?

Shares of CNR stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Canadian National Railway own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian National Railway investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Constellation Software (CSU), Intact Financial (IFC), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 9/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2025
• Today: 9/24/2025
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Railroads
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:CNR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.cn.ca
• Phone: +1-514-3996569
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 25,656
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Canadian National Railway: C$154.71
• High Price Target: C$174.00
• Low Price Target: C$121.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$7.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.50
• P/E Growth: 3.38
• Net Income: C$5.79 billion
• Net Margins: 31.20%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 27.10%
• Return on Assets: 8.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 107.59
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$17.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.66
• Cash Flow: C$0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 285.86
• Book Value: C$30.91 per share
• Price / Book: 4.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 624,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$79.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.93