Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for CNI

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will earn $1.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.35. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.61 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.38 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on CNI. Barclays cut their target price on Canadian National Railway from $121.00 to $112.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Susquehanna cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. TD Securities upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $125.00 to $123.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from $174.00 to $171.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.19.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of Canadian National Railway stock opened at $102.79 on Monday. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $98.69 and a one year high of $134.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.66 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $102.78 and its 200 day moving average is $109.63. The firm has a market cap of $64.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.08, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.91.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.09). Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 26.09% and a return on equity of 22.48%.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.6159 per share. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.40%. This is an increase from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.68%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CNI. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.4% during the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 6,788 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $795,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.8% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 11,491 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,346,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the third quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 100.8% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,301 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 653 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 3.3% during the third quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 43,970 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $5,151,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, and logistics parks.