Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier expects that the company will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $180.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.81 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $9.66 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.61 EPS.
A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Barclays cut their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$160.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$181.00 to C$178.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Veritas raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, TD Securities raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$170.64.
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CNR stock opened at C$151.82 on Monday. Canadian National Railway has a 12-month low of C$143.18 and a 12-month high of C$181.34. The stock has a market capitalization of C$95.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.03, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62. The firm's 50-day moving average price is C$149.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$154.49.
In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 608 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$145.24 per share, with a total value of C$88,307.74. Also, Director Josephine Ann Marie Depass Olsovsky purchased 1,786 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$154.93 per share, for a total transaction of C$276,697.30. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 5,694 shares of company stock worth $853,385. Corporate insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.
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.
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