Atb Cap Markets Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for TSE:CNR

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Atb Cap Markets lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a report released on Monday, October 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.90 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.86. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.38 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 23rd. The company reported C$1.84 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.93 by C($0.09). Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 27.41% and a net margin of 32.02%. The firm had revenue of C$4.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$4.40 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CNR. National Bank Financial upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. ATB Capital lowered their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$177.00 to C$167.00 in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Raymond James cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$187.00 to C$180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 11th. TD Securities decreased their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$185.00 to C$180.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$179.00 to C$173.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$175.14.

Canadian National Railway Trading Down 0.9 %

TSE CNR opened at C$157.93 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$157.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$164.89. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$143.13 and a one year high of C$181.34. The company has a market capitalization of C$99.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Insider Transactions at Canadian National Railway

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 543 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$157.53 per share, for a total transaction of C$85,539.88. In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 543 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$157.53 per share, for a total transaction of C$85,539.88. Also, Director Josephine Ann Marie Depass Olsovsky purchased 2,610 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$115.29 per share, for a total transaction of C$300,906.90. Insiders have bought a total of 4,383 shares of company stock valued at $585,772 in the last ninety days. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 27th were given a $0.845 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 6th. This represents a $3.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.14%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.14%.

About Canadian National Railway

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.