Canadian National Railway (CNI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It offers trucking services, such as door-to-door services, import and export dray, interline services, and specialized services, comprising flatbed trucks, on-deck mobile transport trays, expedited cargo, and permit/overweight services; and supply chain services. It serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. The company operates a rail network of approximately 20,000 route-miles of track and shipping spanning. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $98.00 to $100.81
• 50-Day Range: $95.33 to $106.67
• 52-Week Range: $93.64 to $132.27
• Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $61.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.48%
• Price Target: $123.36
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Canadian National Railway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canadian National Railway scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Canadian National Railway has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.68, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canadian National Railway has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Canadian National Railway are expected to grow by 12.50% in the coming year, from $5.52 to $6.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 19.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a P/B Ratio of 4.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.50% of the float of Canadian National Railway has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canadian National Railway has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canadian National Railway has recently decreased by 5.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Canadian National Railway pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Canadian National Railway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canadian National Railway is 47.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Canadian National Railway will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.29% next year. This indicates that Canadian National Railway will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.45

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.50% of the float of Canadian National Railway has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canadian National Railway has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canadian National Railway has recently decreased by 5.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Canadian National Railway has a news sentiment score of 1.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Canadian National Railway this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for CNI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Canadian National Railway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canadian National Railway insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.40% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.74% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CNI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNI shares performed this year?

Canadian National Railway's stock was trading at $101.51 at the start of the year. Since then, CNI stock has decreased by 3.2% and is now trading at $98.2430.
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How were Canadian National Railway's earnings last quarter?

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) issued its earnings results on Thursday, January, 30th. The transportation company reported $1.30 EPS 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.48%.

Does Canadian National Railway have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Canadian National Railway: TransX, Grand Trunk Corporation, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, Illinois Central Corporation, Illinois Central Railroad Company, North American Railways Inc., and Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Who are Canadian National Railway's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Canadian National Railway include Rempart Asset Management Inc. (0.03%), First Financial Bank Trust Division, Legacy Wealth Management LLC MS and Versant Capital Management Inc.
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How do I buy shares of Canadian National Railway?

Shares of CNI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Canadian National Railway own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian National Railway investors own include Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Chevron (CVX), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Comcast (CMCSA) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/30/2025
• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Today: 4/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Railroads, line - haul operating
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNI
• CIK: 16868
• Web: www.cn.ca
• Phone: (888) 888-5909
• Fax: 514-399-6090
• Employees: 24,000
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $123.36
• High Stock Price Target: $171.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.68
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.80
• P/E Growth: 1.95
• Net Income: $3.25 billion
• Net Margins: 26.09%
• Pretax Margin: 34.33%
• Return on Equity: 22.48%
• Return on Assets: 8.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.94
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.62
• Cash Flow: $7.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.98
• Book Value: $24.45 per share
• Price / Book: 4.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 628,404,000
• Free Float: 613,190,000
• Market Cap: $61.74 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.91