FY2025 Earnings Estimate for CNI Issued By Raymond James

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Raymond James lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $5.45 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $5.98. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $5.15 per share.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by ($0.09). Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 31.65% and a return on equity of 23.62%.

CNI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Securities raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $116.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $132.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Canadian National Railway from $131.00 to $124.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.02.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

CNI stock opened at $105.02 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $66.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.64. Canadian National Railway has a 52-week low of $98.96 and a 52-week high of $134.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $104.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CNI. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 738.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 260 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 48.2% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 332 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Reston Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Institutional investors own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

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.