Raymond James Has Pessimistic Outlook of TSE:CNR Q1 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities researchers at Raymond James dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 31st. Raymond James analyst S. Hansen now expects that the company will earn $1.82 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.98. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Raymond James also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CNR. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$179.00 to C$173.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays reduced their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$162.00 to C$160.00 in a report on Friday, January 17th. Veritas upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. National Bankshares lowered their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$181.00 to C$178.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, ATB Capital raised their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$167.00 to C$168.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of C$170.64.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

CNR 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 stock 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is C$149.17 and its 200-day moving average price is C$154.30. Canadian National Railway has a 52-week low of C$143.18 and a 52-week high of C$181.34.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

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