TSE:CNR Q1 EPS Estimate Decreased by National Bank Financial

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Canadian National Railway in a report released on Wednesday, April 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst C. Doerksen now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.74 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.76. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. National Bankshares lowered their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$171.00 to C$165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Securities upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$157.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$167.29.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

TSE:CNR opened at C$135.00 on Monday. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of C$131.92 and a 52 week high of C$180.12. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is C$143.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$149.29. The firm has a market cap of C$84.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 645 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$141.56 per share, with a total value of C$91,308.14. Company 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%).