Research Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 10th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.79 for the quarter, down 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on CNR. ATB Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$161.00 to C$159.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Evercore ISI upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Scotiabank decreased their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. TD Securities upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$166.64.

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Canadian National Railway Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of CNR stock traded down C$1.46 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$137.52. 1,017,460 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,338,409. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The business's 50 day simple moving average is C$141.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$148.24. The company has a market capitalization of C$86.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$130.02 and a fifty-two week high of C$178.50.

Insider Activity at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 645 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$141.56 per share, for a total transaction of C$91,308.14. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).