Q1 Earnings Forecast for TSE:CNR Issued By Raymond James

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Research analysts at Raymond James reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report released on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the company will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.82. Raymond James has a “Market Perform” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.64 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on CNR. Loop Capital lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. TD Securities raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the stock from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. ATB Capital reduced their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$161.00 to C$159.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$150.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$164.50.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of TSE CNR opened at C$135.72 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$140.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$147.20. Canadian National Railway has a twelve month low of C$130.02 and a twelve month high of C$177.00. The company has a market capitalization of C$85.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59.

Insider Transactions at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 645 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$141.56 per share, for a total transaction of C$91,308.14. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company’s stock.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National’s railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).