Canadian National Railway - CNR Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Canadian National Railway in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 12 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CNR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CNR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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15 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Canadian National Railway's stock. Their CNR share price forecasts range from C$127.00 to C$190.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach C$161.97 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% from the stock's current price.
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Canadian National Railway's stock was trading at C$160.84 at the start of the year. Since then, CNR shares have decreased by 2.9% and is now trading at C$156.11.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 24th 2023.
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Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 24th. The company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $2.10. The business had revenue of $4.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.51 billion. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 29.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.20%.

Canadian National Railway announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of 1.862 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $7.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.73.
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Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) pays an annual dividend of C$3.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 42.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Canadian National Railway trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "CNR."

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One share of CNR stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$156.11.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) has a market capitalization of C$104.97 billion and generates C$17.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns C$5.12 billion in net income (profit) each year or C$7.44 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 22,953 workers across the globe.

Canadian National Railway's mailing address is 935 de la Gauchetiere St W, MONTREAL, QC H3B 2M9, Canada. The official website for the company is www.cn.ca. The company can be reached via phone at +1-514-3996569.