FY2025 EPS Estimates for Canadian National Railway Cut by Analyst (NYSE:CNI)

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Tuesday, April 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $6.55 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.58. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $5.93 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $140.00 to $145.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Susquehanna Bancshares increased their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $115.00 to $143.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 8th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Canadian National Railway in a report on Monday, April 8th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $121.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 12th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $148.60.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

CNI stock opened at $124.78 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of $103.96 and a one year high of $134.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.70 billion, a PE ratio of 19.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $129.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $122.22.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.02. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 32.81% and a return on equity of 23.17%. The company had revenue of $3.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.25 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Canadian National Railway

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,395,401 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,813,534,000 after purchasing an additional 387,975 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 21,868,740 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,761,473,000 after acquiring an additional 1,907,938 shares during the period. FIL Ltd boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 19,189,809 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,412,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,280,726 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 5.0% in the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 13,067,300 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,421,649,000 after acquiring an additional 625,500 shares during the period. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 11,651,919 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,471,733,000 after acquiring an additional 314,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

Canadian National Railway Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 7th. This represents a $2.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.00%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.03%.

About Canadian National Railway

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.