TSE:CNR Q3 EPS Forecast Raised by National Bank Financial

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.02 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.99. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CNR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. CIBC dropped 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 report on Tuesday, March 25th. Evercore ISI raised Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$171.00 to C$165.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$167.29.

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Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

TSE:CNR traded down C$0.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$131.19. 366,876 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,327,285. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. The stock has a market capitalization of C$82.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.18, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$142.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$149.05. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of C$130.02 and a 1 year high of C$180.12.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 645 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired 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 currently owned by company insiders.

About Canadian National Railway

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%).