Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.580-5.840 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.010. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CNI. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $130.67 to $126.29 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Veritas upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $131.00 to $124.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the company from $132.00 to $120.00 in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $119.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.02.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of CNI traded down $0.51 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $105.02. 1,555,079 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,278,527. Canadian National Railway has a 12-month low of $98.96 and a 12-month high of $134.02. The company has a market cap of $66.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $104.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $111.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.64.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.39 by ($0.09). Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 31.65% and a return on equity of 23.62%. Research analysts expect that Canadian National Railway will post 5.15 earnings per share for the current year.

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.