Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.580-5.840 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of Canadian National Railway stock traded down $0.51 during trading on Thursday, hitting $105.02. The stock had a trading volume of 1,555,079 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,278,527. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of $98.96 and a fifty-two week high of $134.02. The business has a fifty day moving average of $104.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $111.12. The firm has a market cap of $66.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by ($0.09). Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 31.65%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Canadian National Railway will post 5.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $120.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Stephens restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $116.00 price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $174.00 price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $130.67 to $126.29 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.02.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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.