Canadian National Railway (CNI) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) recently:

• 7/28/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 7/27/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 7/27/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $195.00 to $205.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $135.00 to $145.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $109.00 to $130.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Canadian National Railway is now covered by Citizens Jmp. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, up from $138.00.
• 7/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $124.00 to $141.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Stephens to “hold”.
• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was given a new $124.00 price target by National Bank Financial.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $99.00 to $109.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$182.00 to C$185.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Evercore Inc from “in-line” to “outperform”. They now have a $124.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $132.00 to $134.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be paid a $0.915 dividend. This represents a $3.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 47.34%.

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is a Class I freight railway that operates an integrated rail network across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, CN provides long-haul freight transportation and related logistics services that connect major ports, industrial centers and inland markets throughout North America. Its transcontinental system enables cross-border movement of goods and supports supply chains that span coast-to-coast in Canada and into the central and eastern United States.

CN’s core business is the railborne transportation of a broad mix of commodities, including intermodal container traffic, forest and paper products, grain and other agricultural products, metallurgical and industrial products, petroleum and chemical products, coal and automotive shipments.