Q4 Earnings Estimate for TSE:CNR Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Sunday, July 6th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will earn $2.08 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.07. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on CNR. Susquehanna raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$163.00 price target on Canadian National Railway and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. CIBC boosted their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$146.00 to C$155.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$145.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$180.00 to C$150.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$159.71.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

TSE CNR opened at C$143.66 on Wednesday. Canadian National Railway has a 52-week low of C$130.02 and a 52-week high of C$169.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$142.97 and a 200-day moving average of C$143.12. The stock has a market cap of C$90.01 billion, a PE ratio of 15.53, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. This is an increase from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.54%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 627 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$139.47 per share, with a total value of C$87,448.44. Also, Director Susan C. Jones purchased 1,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$136.62 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,600.80. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company’s stock.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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%).