Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for CNI Q3 Earnings

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a report released on Monday, October 6th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.32. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $5.52 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s FY2025 earnings at $5.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $1.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by ($0.02). Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.71% and a net margin of 26.63%.The business had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.34 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.84 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

CNI has been the subject of several other reports. Argus raised Canadian National Railway to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. National Bank Financial lowered Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Canadian National Railway from $117.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised Canadian National Railway from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.11.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of CNI stock opened at $96.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $94.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $99.03. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of $91.07 and a fifty-two week high of $116.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 8th were given a $0.6507 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 8th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. This is an increase from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is 50.19%.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 124.0% in the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 271 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Curio Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 31,600.0% in the 2nd quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 317 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the period. Dagco Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 44.2% in the 1st quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 346 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional bought a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Institutional investors own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

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.