Brokers Set Expectations for TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNRFree Report) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier forecasts that the company will earn $1.81 per share for the quarter. Desjardins has a “Buy” rating and a $180.00 price objective 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 research analysts have also commented on CNR. TD Securities raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the company from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Scotiabank cut their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$180.00 to C$178.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Veritas upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$160.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$181.00 to C$178.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$170.64.

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Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of CNR opened at C$145.66 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$149.17 and a 200-day moving average of C$154.30. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of C$143.18 and a 52 week high of C$181.34. The firm has a market cap of C$91.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.30, 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.

Insider Activity

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 608 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$145.24 per share, for a total transaction of C$88,307.74. Also, Director Tracy Robinson bought 3,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$147.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$488,380.20. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company’s stock.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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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%).

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