Raymond James Has Negative Estimate for TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Stock analysts at Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.76 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.82. Raymond James has a "Market Perform" rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.64 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on CNR. CIBC lowered their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$157.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. TD Securities upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their target price for the company from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. ATB Capital reduced their target price 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 research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, National Bankshares lowered their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$164.50.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Shares of Canadian National Railway stock opened at C$134.91 on Wednesday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is C$140.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$147.33. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of C$130.02 and a 12 month high of C$178.50. The firm has a market capitalization of C$84.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Activity at Canadian National Railway

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 645 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$141.56 per share, with a total value of C$91,308.14. 2.64% of the stock is owned by corporate 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%).

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