Canadian National Railway (CNR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CP or CNR?

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 7 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's score of -0.16 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
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian National Railway	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CP or CNR?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 136 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.31% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote while only 52.33% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	Outperform Votes 743 60.31%	Underperform Votes 489 39.69%
Canadian National Railway	Outperform Votes 607 52.33%	Underperform Votes 553 47.67%

Do analysts recommend CP or CNR?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus price target of C$120.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.69%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of C$159.79, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given Canadian National Railway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than Canadian Pacific Kansas City.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Canadian National Railway	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CP or CNR?

76.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CP or CNR a better dividend stock?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of C$3.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 36.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CP or CNR?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CP or CNR more profitable?

Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 31.20% compared to Canadian Pacific Kansas City's net margin of 24.50%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 27.10% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	24.50%	8.22%	4.23%
Canadian National Railway	31.20%	27.10%	8.33%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CP or CNR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas City	C$14.47B	7.13	C$3.55B	C$3.79	29.15
Canadian National Railway	C$18.55B	4.82	C$5.79B	C$9.25	15.43

Summary

Canadian National Railway beats Canadian Pacific Kansas City on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.