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Canadian National Railway (CNR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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C$148.07 +0.83 (+0.56%)
(As of 12/24/2024 01:21 PM ET)

About Canadian National Railway Stock (TSE:CNR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$146.07
C$148.07
50-Day Range
C$144.87
C$159.56
52-Week Range
C$143.72
C$181.34
Volume
188,248 shs
Average Volume
1.14 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$93.21 billion
P/E Ratio
17.59
Dividend Yield
2.28%
Price Target
C$171.07
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, and logistics parks. It offers trucking services, such as door-to-door services, import and export dray, interline services, and specialized services, comprising flatbed trucks, on-deck mobile transport trays, expedited cargo, and permit/overweight services; and supply chain services. It serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. The company operates a rail network of approximately 20,000 route-miles of track and shipping spanning. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Canadian National Railway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

CNR MarketRank™: 

Canadian National Railway scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Canadian National Railway has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Canadian National Railway has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.11.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 17.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 367.23.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Canadian National Railway has a PEG Ratio of 3.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Canadian National Railway has a P/B Ratio of 4.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNR.
  • Dividend Yield

    Canadian National Railway pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Canadian National Railway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Canadian National Railway is 40.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNR.
  • News Sentiment

    Canadian National Railway has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Canadian National Railway this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for CNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Canadian National Railway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -65% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Canadian National Railway insiders have bought 16.18% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$1,005,958.00 in company stock and sold C$865,845.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.64% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.98% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's insider trading history.
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CNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian National Railway's stock was trading at C$166.55 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CNR stock has decreased by 11.1% and is now trading at C$148.07.
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Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $4.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.18 billion. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 32.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.41%.

Shares of CNR stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian National Railway investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Constellation Software (CSU), Intact Financial (IFC), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/25/2023
Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend
9/06/2024
Dividend Payable
9/27/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend
12/09/2024
Today
12/26/2024
Dividend Payable
12/30/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Railroads
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
25,656
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$171.07
High Stock Price Target
C$190.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$126.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+15.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.74
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
C$5.46 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$17.04 billion
Cash Flow
C$0.52 per share
Book Value
C$30.74 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$93.21 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.65
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This page (TSE:CNR) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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