Canadian National Railway (CNR) Competitors C$150.81 +1.38 (+0.92%) (As of 10:14 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades CNR vs. CP, CNI, TRI, WCN, WSP, RBA, GFL, TFII, STN, and EFNShould you be buying Canadian National Railway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian National Railway include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Waste Connections (WCN), WSP Global (WSP), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), TFI International (TFII), Stantec (STN), and Element Fleet Management (EFN). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Canadian National Railway vs. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canadian National Railway Thomson Reuters Waste Connections WSP Global RB Global GFL Environmental TFI International Stantec Element Fleet Management Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSE:CP) and Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is CP or CNR a better dividend stock? Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Canadian National Railway pays an annual dividend of C$3.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian National Railway pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility and risk, CP or CNR? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian National Railway has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CP or CNR? Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus price target of C$121.43, indicating a potential upside of 18.17%. Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of C$171.07, indicating a potential upside of 13.43%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Canadian National Railway.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Pacific Kansas City 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Canadian National Railway 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CP or CNR? 76.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Canadian National Railway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% 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. Is CP or CNR more profitable? Canadian National Railway has a net margin of 32.02% compared to Canadian Pacific Kansas City's net margin of 24.46%. Canadian National Railway's return on equity of 27.41% beat Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Pacific Kansas City24.46% 8.10% 4.23% Canadian National Railway 32.02%27.41%8.33% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CP or CNR? Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 137 more outperform votes than Canadian National Railway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.40% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote while only 52.25% of users gave Canadian National Railway an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes72960.40% Underperform Votes47839.60% Canadian National RailwayOutperform Votes59252.25% Underperform Votes54147.75% Does the media favor CP or CNR? In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian National Railway. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 4 mentions for Canadian National Railway. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Canadian National Railway's score of 0.52 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Pacific Kansas City 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian National Railway 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, CP or CNR? Canadian National Railway has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian National Railway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Pacific Kansas City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas CityC$14.24B6.73C$3.48BC$3.7327.55Canadian National RailwayC$17.04B5.57C$5.46BC$8.4217.91 SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Canadian National Railway on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Canadian National Railway News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNR 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 TSE 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 CNR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian National RailwayRailroads IndustryIndustrials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$94.93BC$19.43BC$3.89BC$6.19BDividend Yield2.12%3.78%4.41%5.31%P/E Ratio17.9110.77526.4226.74Price / Sales5.5710.93421.831,510.91Price / Cash285.86134.7927.7982.77Price / Book4.912.213.573.14Net IncomeC$5.46BC$956.00MC$179.69MC$294.89M7 Day Performance-2.55%-1.07%3.33%0.87%1 Month Performance-2.92%-5.29%-1.38%12.84%1 Year Performance-3.81%-3.59%28.85%43.96% Canadian National Railway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNRCanadian National Railway3.6197 of 5 starsC$150.81+0.9%C$171.07+13.4%-5.1%C$94.93BC$17.04B17.9125,656Insider TradeCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City3.4978 of 5 starsC$102.76-0.1%C$121.43+18.2%+4.8%C$95.89BC$14.24B27.5811,800Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCNICanadian National RailwayN/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.0024,381High Trading VolumeTRIThomson Reuters1.8723 of 5 starsC$223.50-0.5%C$197.50-11.6%+17.8%C$100.51BC$7.03B31.6824,400Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections1.0137 of 5 starsC$259.05-0.7%C$205.10-20.8%+41.4%C$66.83BC$8.42B57.8322,100Analyst RevisionWSPWSP Global1.8805 of 5 starsC$243.44+1.3%C$266.82+9.6%+26.7%C$30.35BC$14.84B50.2669,300RBARB Global1.8196 of 5 starsC$130.63-0.3%C$76.00-41.8%+54.0%C$24.07BC$4.22B53.284,200GFLGFL EnvironmentalN/AC$62.65-1.0%N/A+53.7%C$23.85BC$7.63B-30.8819,500TFIITFI International1.941 of 5 starsC$203.19+0.6%C$192.63-5.2%+28.3%C$17.19BC$8.02B25.8025,800Positive NewsSTNStantec1.5602 of 5 starsC$118.81+1.0%C$126.36+6.4%+21.5%C$13.55BC$5.42B38.6931,000EFNElement Fleet Management2.491 of 5 starsC$29.50+0.3%C$33.50+13.6%+38.7%C$11.91BC$1.58B22.982,700Insider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives Thomson Reuters Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives WSP Global Alternatives RB Global Alternatives GFL Environmental Alternatives TFI International Alternatives Stantec Alternatives Element Fleet Management 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 (TSE:CNR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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