Raymond James Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for CNI

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Free Report) TSE: CNR - Raymond James lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Friday, January 31st. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.37. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.21 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $130.67 to $126.29 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $120.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI raised Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Canadian National Railway from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.19.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Canadian National Railway stock traded down $0.65 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $103.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 944,232 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,379,189. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Canadian National Railway has a twelve month low of $98.69 and a twelve month high of $134.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $103.92 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.45. The firm has a market cap of $64.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17, a PEG ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 0.91.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI - Get Free Report) TSE: CNR last 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 return on equity of 22.48% and a net margin of 26.09%.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be issued a $0.6159 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway's previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.38%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.68%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian National Railway

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. acquired a new position in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in Canadian National Railway by 738.7% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 260 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Trust Co LLC bought a new position in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway by 80.2% in the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 319 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coastline Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Canadian National Railway in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 80.74% of the company's stock.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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.