Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $117.6364.

CNI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Canadian National Railway from $115.00 to $116.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $117.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Cibc Captl Mkts upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Key Canadian National Railway News

Here are the key news stories impacting Canadian National Railway this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS topped estimates (beats reported), showing stronger-than-expected profitability which supports near-term earnings confidence. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Board approved a 3% dividend increase and launched a new normal course issuer bid (share repurchase), both shareholder-friendly actions that typically support buy-side interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Company reported higher profit and revenue year-over-year, citing improved freight volumes and operational efficiency — a sign management is extracting better margins from the franchise. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: CN released its formal Q4 and year-end results and supporting materials (press release, slide deck, conference call), providing full disclosure but no new guidance detail that would materially alter outlook immediately. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Certain top-line figures were below some Street expectations (investors flagged revenue/volume comparisons versus analyst models), which can outweigh an EPS beat and pressure the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading lower on elevated volume as the market digests mixed signals — strong profitability and shareholder returns vs. mixed top-line/volume metrics — creating short-term selling pressure. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in Canadian National Railway by 124.0% in the 2nd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 271 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Curio Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 31,600.0% in the 2nd quarter. Curio Wealth LLC now owns 317 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

Canadian National Railway Stock Down 4.8%

Shares of NYSE:CNI opened at $96.23 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $59.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.72, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.94. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of $90.74 and a 12 month high of $108.75. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $98.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.11. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $3.24 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.43 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 22.17% and a net margin of 27.28%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Canadian National Railway will post 5.52 earnings per share for the current year.

About Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is a Class I freight railway that operates an integrated rail network across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, CN provides long-haul freight transportation and related logistics services that connect major ports, industrial centers and inland markets throughout North America. Its transcontinental system enables cross-border movement of goods and supports supply chains that span coast-to-coast in Canada and into the central and eastern United States.

CN’s core business is the railborne transportation of a broad mix of commodities, including intermodal container traffic, forest and paper products, grain and other agricultural products, metallurgical and industrial products, petroleum and chemical products, coal and automotive shipments.