Atb Cap Markets Has Positive Outlook for TSE:CNR Q3 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, January 19th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.07 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.98. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s FY2025 earnings at $8.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.29 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported C$1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.73 by C($0.01). Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 32.02% and a return on equity of 27.41%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.69 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$179.00 to C$173.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Citigroup raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. ATB Capital increased their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$167.00 to C$168.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Veritas upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$170.47.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of TSE:CNR opened at C$148.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of C$93.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$149.70 and a 200 day moving average price of C$155.04. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$143.18 and a fifty-two week high of C$181.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Josephine Ann Marie Depass Olsovsky acquired 1,786 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$154.93 per share, for a total transaction of C$276,697.30. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 608 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of C$145.24 per share, for a total transaction of C$88,307.74. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 6,694 shares of company stock valued at $1,005,958. 2.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.