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TSE:CNR

Canadian National Railway (CNR) Competitors

C$157.12
-0.86 (-0.54%)
(As of 06/5/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
C$157.00
C$159.08
50-Day Range
C$153.06
C$168.27
52-Week Range
C$137.26
C$175.39
Volume
2.86 million shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$104.08 billion
P/E Ratio
19.76
Dividend Yield
2.01%
Price Target
C$169.34

CNR vs. CP, WCN, CNI, WSP, GFL, TFII, CAE, TIH, STN, and AC

Should you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Waste Connections (WCN), Canadian National Railway (CNI), WSP Global (WSP), GFL Environmental (GFL), TFI International (TFII), CAE (CAE), Toromont Industries (TIH), Stantec (STN), and Air Canada (AC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

Canadian National Railway vs.

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

77.3% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityC$9.24 billion10.56C$3.73 billionC$4.0026.19
Canadian National RailwayC$17.71 billion5.88C$5.42 billionC$7.9519.76

Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 130 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.15% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote while only 54.41% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes
691
61.15%
Underperform Votes
439
38.85%
Canadian National RailwayOutperform Votes
561
54.41%
Underperform Votes
470
45.59%

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$3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 39.7% 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 Kansas City currently has a consensus target price of C$110.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.65%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus target price of C$169.34, suggesting a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Canadian National Railway's higher possible 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
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Canadian National Railway
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 40.33% compared to Canadian National Railway's net margin of 30.60%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 25.38% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Pacific Kansas City 40.33% 10.14% 3.62%
Canadian National Railway 30.60% 25.38% 10.49%

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 1 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Canadian Pacific Kansas City beats Canadian National Railway on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CNR 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 TSE 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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CNR vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian National RailwayRailroads IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$104.08BC$25.73BC$3.22BC$3.73B
Dividend Yield2.04%4.01%4.40%7.12%
P/E Ratio19.76140.18534.2424.89
Price / Sales5.889.82205.791,142.55
Price / Cash285.86136.4229.3574.18
Price / Book5.002.483.703.87
Net IncomeC$5.42BC$1.79BC$234.95MC$329.02M
7 Day Performance0.69%-0.07%0.56%1.05%
1 Month Performance-3.65%-0.27%0.56%-3.57%
1 Year Performance6.41%0.85%11.28%7.66%

Canadian National Railway Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
1.2805 of 5 stars
C$104.92
flat
C$110.67
+5.5%
+11.6%C$97.69BC$9.24B26.2311,834
WCN
Waste Connections
1.1875 of 5 stars
C$186.20
-1.0%
C$175.00
-6.0%
+15.1%C$47.96BC$7.47B41.3819,998
CNI
Canadian National Railway
0 of 5 stars
N/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.0024,381Positive News
High Trading Volume
WSP
WSP Global
1.3757 of 5 stars
C$172.89
+0.8%
C$187.73
+8.6%
+19.9%C$21.55BC$12.71B47.1155,300
GFL
GFL Environmental
1.0841 of 5 stars
C$50.11
-0.4%
C$40.00
-20.2%
+26.9%C$17.91BC$7.16B-29.3018,000News Coverage
TFII
TFI International
1.5521 of 5 stars
C$147.74
-0.2%
C$154.10
+4.3%
+39.7%C$12.82BC$8.47B12.5429,539
CAE
CAE
2.1055 of 5 stars
C$29.91
-0.3%
C$36.78
+23.0%
-15.1%C$9.51BC$3.90B54.3811,000Analyst Revision
TIH
Toromont Industries
1.5694 of 5 stars
C$106.26
-1.6%
C$125.43
+18.0%
-2.4%C$8.75BC$4.43B17.986,400Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
STN
Stantec
1.4306 of 5 stars
C$78.60
-1.4%
C$87.70
+11.6%
+35.3%C$8.73BC$4.64B32.6125,000Analyst Report
AC
Air Canada
2.1375 of 5 stars
C$21.83
-0.2%
C$28.81
+32.0%
+2.0%C$7.82BC$18.87B-10.4419,800

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