Atb Cap Markets Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for TSE:CNR

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.87. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS.

CNR has been the topic of several other research reports. Scotiabank decreased their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$180.00 to C$178.00 in a report on Thursday, January 30th. ATB Capital boosted their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$167.00 to C$168.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$179.00 to C$173.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$160.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$170.64.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Shares of CNR opened at C$145.66 on Monday. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$143.18 and a one year high of C$181.34. The company has a market capitalization of C$91.69 billion, a PE ratio of 17.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$149.17 and its 200 day moving average price is C$154.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Insider Activity at Canadian National Railway

In related news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 608 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$145.24 per share, for a total transaction of C$88,307.74. Also, Director Tracy Robinson purchased 3,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$147.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$488,380.20. 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%).