Canadian National Railway (CNI) Competitors

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) and Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNI or ENB?

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian National Railway	$17.05B	3.68	$3.25B	$5.12	19.49
Enbridge	$53.47B	1.81	$3.61B	$1.72	25.80

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNI or ENB?

80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNI or ENB?

Enbridge received 81 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 51.89% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian National Railway	Outperform Votes 701 51.89%	Underperform Votes 650 48.11%
Enbridge	Outperform Votes 782 68.06%	Underperform Votes 367 31.94%

Is CNI or ENB more profitable?

Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 26.09% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.04%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 22.48% beat Enbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian National Railway	26.09%	22.48%	8.19%
Enbridge	10.04%	10.16%	3.08%

Do analysts prefer CNI or ENB?

Canadian National Railway currently has a consensus target price of $124.02, indicating a potential upside of 24.32%. Enbridge has a consensus target price of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.96%. Given Enbridge's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Canadian National Railway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian National Railway	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68
Enbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CNI or ENB a better dividend stock?

Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Canadian National Railway pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enbridge pays out 155.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNI or ENB?

Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CNI or ENB?

In the previous week, Enbridge had 12 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Enbridge and 26 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Enbridge's score of 1.03 indicating that Canadian National Railway is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian National Railway	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enbridge	26 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Canadian National Railway beats Enbridge on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.