Atb Cap Markets Has Negative Outlook of TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Scotiabank cut their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$180.00 to C$178.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$189.00 to C$190.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. ATB Capital boosted their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$167.00 to C$168.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Canadian National Railway currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of C$170.64.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of CNR stock opened at C$145.66 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.62, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.63. The company has a market cap of C$91.69 billion, a PE ratio of 17.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$143.18 and a fifty-two week high of C$181.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is C$149.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$154.30.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In related news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 608 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were bought 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 dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$147.99 per share, for a total transaction of C$488,380.20. 2.64% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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%).