Q2 Earnings Forecast for TSE:CNR Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.00. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.00 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on CNR. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$163.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. CIBC cut their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$157.00 to C$146.00 in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Desjardins lowered their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$169.00 to C$160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Loop Capital lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, TD Securities raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from C$175.00 to C$170.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$158.79.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Shares of CNR stock opened at C$135.60 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market cap of C$84.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.66, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is C$138.51 and its 200-day moving average price is C$145.78. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$130.02 and a one year high of C$175.57.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be paid a $0.8875 dividend. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.54%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Susan C. Jones acquired 1,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$136.62 per share, with a total value of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 645 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$141.56 per share, with a total value of C$91,308.14. 2.64% of the stock is owned by company 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%).