What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for TSE:CNR Q2 Earnings?

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 13th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.00 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CNR. Raymond James lowered Canadian National Railway from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from C$180.00 to C$150.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$174.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Susquehanna raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. ATB Capital reduced their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$159.00 to C$156.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$163.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and five have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$158.79.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 1.5%

CNR opened at C$150.95 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of C$94.57 billion, a PE ratio of 16.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average is C$138.61 and its 200-day moving average is C$145.42. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$130.02 and a one year high of C$175.13.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Susan C. Jones bought 1,461 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$136.62 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,600.80. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder purchased 645 shares of Canadian National Railway stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were purchased 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 currently owned by corporate insiders.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be given a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.35%. This is a positive change from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.85. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is 36.54%.

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%).