Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier anticipates that the company will earn $1.81 per share for the quarter. Desjardins has a "Buy" rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.81 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.66 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.61 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from C$169.00 to C$179.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. National Bankshares lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$181.00 to C$178.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. TD Securities raised Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their target price for the company from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup raised Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$170.64.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of TSE CNR traded up C$3.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting C$148.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 948,077 shares, compared to its average volume of 998,172. The business's 50 day moving average is C$148.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$154.18. Canadian National Railway has a 12-month low of C$143.18 and a 12-month high of C$181.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62. The firm has a market cap of C$93.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 608 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$145.24 per share, with a total value of C$88,307.74. Also, Director Tracy Robinson purchased 3,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of C$147.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$488,380.20. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.

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%).