Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder Purchases 620 Shares of Stock

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$141.07 per share, with a total value of C$87,463.40. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 19,071 shares in the company, valued at C$2,690,345.97. The trade was a 3.36% increase in their ownership of the stock.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Shares of CNR opened at C$143.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of C$87.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 1.13. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is C$142.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$136.95. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of C$126.11 and a 12 month high of C$154.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.25.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported C$2.08 earnings per share for the quarter. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.95% and a net margin of 27.28%.The firm had revenue of C$4.46 billion during the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Canadian National Railway will post 8.2610275 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CNR has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$149.00 to C$147.00 in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$156.00 to C$163.00 in a report on Tuesday. ATB Cormark Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$153.00 to C$146.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Desjardins set a C$156.00 target price on shares of Canadian National Railway and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$151.00 to C$160.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$153.60.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.