Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.09 EPS

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The transportation company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.09), Zacks reports. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 23.62% and a net margin of 31.65%. Canadian National Railway updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.580-5.840 EPS.

Canadian National Railway Trading Down 0.5 %

CNI stock traded down $0.51 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $105.02. The stock had a trading volume of 1,554,598 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,278,527. The firm has a market cap of $66.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. Canadian National Railway has a twelve month low of $98.96 and a twelve month high of $134.02. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $111.12.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CNI shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $132.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Veritas raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Susquehanna decreased their target price on Canadian National Railway from $125.00 to $115.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.