Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI – Free Report) (TSE:CNR) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 10,170 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,045,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,646,922 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,437,679,000 after purchasing an additional 346,670 shares in the last quarter. FIL Ltd raised its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 49.5% during the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 15,745,744 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,557,309,000 after buying an additional 5,210,403 shares in the last quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec raised its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 1.1% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 13,894,922 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,310,600,000 after buying an additional 157,000 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 15.1% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 8,998,101 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $889,462,000 after buying an additional 1,182,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 639,137.0% in the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 8,955,711 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $844,353,000 after buying an additional 8,954,310 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.74% of the company’s stock.
Canadian National Railway Stock Performance
NYSE:CNI traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $124.46. 1,332,513 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,369,770. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $116.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $108.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. Canadian National Railway Company has a 12 month low of $90.74 and a 12 month high of $125.26.
Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 9th were paid a dividend of $0.915 per share. This represents a $3.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.55%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays increased their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $99.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on Canadian National Railway from $113.88 to $117.36 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Canadian National Railway from $110.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $124.00 to $141.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$182.00 to C$185.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a report on Thursday, June 25th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.94.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Canadian National Railway
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.
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