Canadian National Railway (CNI) Competitors $100.28 +0.52 (+0.52%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNI vs. ENB, CP, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAA, ZTO, and MMYTShould you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), and MakeMyTrip (MMYT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Canadian National Railway vs. Enbridge Canadian Pacific Kansas City CSX Mplx Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) and Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Do analysts recommend CNI or ENB? Canadian National Railway currently has a consensus price target of $120.36, suggesting a potential upside of 20.02%. Enbridge has a consensus price target of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.31%. 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) 2.68Enbridge 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 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 Railway26.09% 22.48% 8.19% Enbridge 10.04%10.16%3.08% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNI or ENB? Enbridge received 79 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.09% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 51.96% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian National RailwayOutperform Votes70451.96% Underperform Votes65148.04% EnbridgeOutperform Votes78368.09% Underperform Votes36731.91% Which has better valuation & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian National Railway$17.05B3.70$3.25B$5.1219.59Enbridge$53.47B1.79$3.61B$1.7225.58 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 6.1%. 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 & volatility, CNI or ENB? Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enbridge has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CNI or ENB? In the previous week, Canadian National Railway had 11 more articles in the media than Enbridge. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Canadian National Railway and 24 mentions for Enbridge. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 0.89 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian National Railway 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enbridge 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNI or ENB? 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Enbridge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCanadian National Railway beats Enbridge on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Canadian National Railway News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian National RailwayRailroads, line IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$63.02B$53.71B$285.40B$18.59BDividend Yield2.55%2.33%4.32%4.25%P/E Ratio19.5928.9412.9331.16Price / Sales3.703.41203.3326.51Price / Cash13.9813.8911.6917.54Price / Book4.103.331.774.30Net Income$3.25B$2.66B$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance5.73%2.94%4.29%4.42%1 Month Performance2.64%-5.55%-8.85%-6.62%1 Year Performance-21.93%-15.14%-12.38%0.15% Canadian National Railway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNICanadian National Railway4.4973 of 5 stars$100.28+0.5%$120.36+20.0%-21.9%$63.02B$17.05B19.5924,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionENBEnbridge2.7864 of 5 stars$41.93-3.3%$67.00+59.8%+28.7%$91.36B$53.47B24.3811,100Short Interest ↑CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.2844 of 5 stars$68.55-2.3%$94.68+38.1%-13.9%$64.01B$14.55B23.6411,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCSXCSX4.868 of 5 stars$27.07-0.5%$36.20+33.7%-20.0%$51.02B$14.54B15.1222,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeMPLXMplx3.3648 of 5 stars$47.15-2.7%$54.00+14.5%+21.9%$48.21B$10.90B11.205,810Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRYAAYRyanair4.224 of 5 stars$39.21-2.2%$147.00+274.9%-68.1%$20.91B$13.82B12.0219,100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVIKViking3.5567 of 5 stars$34.13-2.3%$46.29+35.6%N/A$14.73B$5.33B131.279,500Short Interest ↓Gap DownBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.5739 of 5 stars$27.01-2.2%$42.50+57.3%+12.3%$12.54B$21.04B675.4252,000High Trading VolumePAAPlains All American Pipeline1.2933 of 5 stars$16.47-5.0%$20.23+22.8%-3.3%$11.59B$50.07B22.564,100Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeZTOZTO Express (Cayman)3.651 of 5 stars$18.07-0.6%$22.78+26.1%-2.0%$10.81B$44.28B12.4623,900Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpMMYTMakeMyTrip3.284 of 5 stars$91.04+4.5%$122.50+34.6%+42.7%$9.99B$935.76M49.484,576High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ENB Alternatives CP Alternatives CSX Alternatives MPLX Alternatives RYAAY Alternatives VIK Alternatives BIP Alternatives PAA Alternatives ZTO Alternatives MMYT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNI) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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