Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of TSE:CNR Q2 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a report issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS.

CNR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$175.00 to C$168.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Susquehanna raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Raymond James lowered Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from C$180.00 to C$150.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Loop Capital lowered Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, National Bankshares lowered their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$176.00 to C$170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and five have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$158.79.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of Canadian National Railway stock opened at C$150.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$138.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$145.42. The stock has a market capitalization of C$94.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.32, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. Canadian National Railway has a 1-year low of C$130.02 and a 1-year high of C$175.13.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be issued 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 dividend yield of 2.35%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.54%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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%).