Atb Cap Markets Weighs in on Canadian National Railway’s Q3 2025 Earnings (TSE:CNR)

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Research analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will earn $2.35 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.30. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.01 per share.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 23rd. The company reported C$2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$1.96 by C$0.06. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 33.43% and a return on equity of 27.11%. The company had revenue of C$4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$4.38 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CNR. National Bankshares raised their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$190.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. TD Securities raised their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$185.00 to C$190.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$205.00 to C$202.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Desjardins raised their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$189.00 to C$195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Raymond James raised their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$185.00 to C$190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$184.50.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of TSE CNR opened at C$170.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$109.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of C$143.13 and a 12 month high of C$181.34. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$175.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$165.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.89, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.58.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be issued a $0.845 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. This represents a $3.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.98%. Canadian National Railway’s payout ratio is currently 39.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of C$168.44 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,010,640.00. In other news, Senior Officer Derek Michael Taylor sold 2,610 shares of Canadian National Railway stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$131.26, for a total transaction of C$342,577.38. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 6,000 shares of Canadian National Railway stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of C$168.44 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,010,640.00. 1.67% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.