Atb Cap Markets Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR)

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $1.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.90. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $7.79 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.88 EPS.

CNR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$188.00 to C$187.00 in a report on Wednesday. Desjardins cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$194.00 to C$192.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$195.00 to C$179.00 in a research report on Monday, July 8th. National Bankshares dropped their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$190.00 to C$186.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Canadian National Railway to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$179.29.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

CNR opened at C$156.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$166.34 and a 200 day moving average price of C$170.77. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of C$143.13 and a 1 year high of C$181.34. The stock has a market cap of C$99.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 101.48, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 23rd. The company reported C$1.72 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of C$1.72. The business had revenue of C$4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$4.29 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 27.06% and a net margin of 32.86%.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be paid a $0.845 dividend. This represents a $3.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.22%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 544 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 25th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$160.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$87,156.42. Corporate insiders own 1.69% of the company’s stock.

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.