Brokers Offer Predictions for CNI FY2025 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Research analysts at Raymond James Financial raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Hansen now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $5.66 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.58. Raymond James Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.39 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $119.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $124.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.86.

Canadian National Railway Stock Down 2.3%

CNI stock opened at $99.50 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of $91.65 and a 1 year high of $122.19. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.67. The firm has a market cap of $62.33 billion, a PE ratio of 19.40, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.97.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The transportation company reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.26 by $0.03. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 26.19% and a return on equity of 22.29%. The business had revenue of $3.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. Canadian National Railway’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th were issued a dividend of $0.8875 per share. This is an increase from Canadian National Railway’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.47%. Canadian National Railway’s payout ratio is presently 50.49%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CNI. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Dagco Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 44.2% during the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 346 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group boosted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 354.3% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 427 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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.