Atb Cap Markets Issues Negative Outlook for TSE:CNR Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Thursday, April 10th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will earn $1.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.86. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$160.00 to C$150.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$166.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$171.00 to C$165.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, National Bankshares cut their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$166.64.

Canadian National Railway Trading Down 1.1 %

TSE CNR opened at C$137.52 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$141.49 and its 200-day moving average price is C$148.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. The stock has a market cap of C$86.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of C$130.02 and a 12 month high of C$178.50.

Insider Transactions at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 645 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were bought at an average cost of C$141.56 per share, for a total transaction 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%).