TSE:CNR Q3 EPS Estimate Increased by National Bank Financial

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now expects that the company will earn $2.02 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.99. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.51 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on CNR. TD Securities raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. National Bankshares reduced their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$150.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$167.29.

Canadian National Railway Trading Down 0.7 %

CNR opened at C$137.37 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of C$86.07 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. Canadian National Railway has a twelve month low of C$135.06 and a twelve month high of C$180.12. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$143.93 and a 200-day moving average of C$149.57.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In related news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 645 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$141.56 per share, with a total value of C$91,308.14. Insiders own 2.64% of the company’s stock.

About Canadian National Railway

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%).