Canadian National Railway (CNI) Competitors $108.27 +1.43 (+1.34%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CNI vs. ENB, CP, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, VIK, BIP, TFII, PAA, and ZTOShould 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), TFI International (TFII), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO). 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 TFI International Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. Is ENB or CNI a better dividend stock? Enbridge pays an annual dividend of $2.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of $2.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Enbridge pays out 121.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian National Railway pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENB or CNI? 54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, ENB or CNI? 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 RatioEnbridge$32.33B2.88$4.59B$2.1619.81Canadian National Railway$12.47B5.40$4.17B$6.2417.13 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENB or CNI? Enbridge received 87 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 51.76% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEnbridgeOutperform Votes77867.95% Underperform Votes36732.05% Canadian National RailwayOutperform Votes69151.76% Underperform Votes64448.24% Does the media prefer ENB or CNI? In the previous week, Enbridge had 15 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Enbridge and 9 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian National Railway's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Enbridge's score of 0.96 indicating that Canadian National Railway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Enbridge 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian National Railway 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ENB or CNI? Enbridge has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ENB or CNI more profitable? Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 31.65% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 13.54%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 23.62% beat Enbridge's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Enbridge13.54% 9.94% 3.11% Canadian National Railway 31.65%23.62%8.68% Do analysts recommend ENB or CNI? Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of $125.48, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. Given Canadian National Railway's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian National Railway is more favorable than Enbridge.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Enbridge 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Canadian National Railway 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 SummaryCanadian National Railway beats Enbridge on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$67.20B$69.65B$333.05B$19.87BDividend Yield2.30%1.78%4.47%3.50%P/E Ratio17.1341.7715.9935.66Price / Sales5.404.1458.9417.95Price / Cash14.0214.1412.2817.98Price / Book4.723.942.174.59Net Income$4.17B$3.34B$570.30M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.90%-1.70%-1.57%0.45%1 Month Performance-4.78%-3.56%-1.14%1.05%1 Year Performance-6.63%0.56%14.02%24.67% Canadian National Railway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNICanadian National Railway4.6308 of 5 stars$108.27+1.3%$125.48+15.9%-6.8%$68.19B$12.47B17.3524,987Positive NewsENBEnbridge1.5075 of 5 stars$43.10+0.7%N/A+27.0%$93.87B$32.33B19.8111,500CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.7189 of 5 stars$74.47+1.3%$93.68+25.8%+2.9%$69.51B$9.30B26.2719,927Analyst RevisionCSXCSX4.7717 of 5 stars$34.87+0.9%$38.78+11.2%+7.8%$67.24B$14.66B18.5923,000MPLXMplx3.4181 of 5 stars$48.20+1.3%$49.44+2.6%+32.9%$49.11B$11.28B11.225,810Analyst ForecastInsider TradeRYAAYRyanair4.2887 of 5 stars$43.37-1.3%$154.67+256.6%-61.9%$23.60B$14.59B14.6527,076Positive NewsVIKViking3.2216 of 5 stars$44.25-0.3%$41.00-7.3%N/A$19.09B$4.71B0.009,500Analyst ForecastBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.1617 of 5 stars$34.19flat$40.20+17.6%+26.4%$15.79B$17.93B-89.9552,000TFIITFI International4.2038 of 5 stars$148.79+3.0%$168.56+13.3%+25.9%$12.59B$7.52B26.2625,123Positive NewsPAAPlains All American Pipeline1.7716 of 5 stars$17.70+0.8%$19.82+12.0%+13.1%$12.45B$48.71B11.544,200ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.3911 of 5 stars$19.89-0.6%$27.03+35.9%-9.4%$12.02B$5.41B13.7923,554News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ENB Alternatives CP Alternatives CSX Alternatives MPLX Alternatives RYAAY Alternatives VIK Alternatives BIP Alternatives TFII Alternatives PAA Alternatives ZTO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CNI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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