Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) Price Target Raised to $178.00

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) had its price target increased by Royal Bank Of Canada from $160.00 to $178.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the transportation company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s target price points to a potential upside of 59.81% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $98.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Canadian National Railway in a report on Monday, April 20th. Evercore cut their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Canadian National Railway from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $117.00 to $122.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Stephens lowered their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $105.00 to $100.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $121.94.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 3.1%

CNI traded up $3.30 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $111.38. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,261,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,657,471. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.52, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $107.41 and its 200-day moving average is $101.25. Canadian National Railway has a 1 year low of $90.74 and a 1 year high of $115.80.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The transportation company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.06. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 27.28% and a return on equity of 22.14%. The business had revenue of $3.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.43 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.82 EPS. Canadian National Railway’s revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Canadian National Railway will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CNI. High Point Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway in the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Costello Asset Management INC lifted its stake in Canadian National Railway by 83.3% in the 3rd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 330 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Canadian National Railway during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Canadian National Railway

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results showed generally solid operational and commercial performance with revenue up year‑over‑year and management commentary highlighting volume growth that offset mixed segment trends — this supports near‑term outlook and investor confidence. CN Reports Strong First Quarter Operational and Commercial Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Company announced a second‑quarter dividend of C$0.915 per share (paid June 30; record June 9), raising/continuing attractive yield (~3.4%) — shareholder returns likely helped support the stock. CN Declares Second-Quarter 2026 Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Several outlets reported Q1 results that met or beat expectations on key metrics (revenue up, EPS roughly in line or modestly ahead of consensus depending on the source) — the underlying beat/meet reduces downside risk from earnings surprise. Canadian National Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y
• Neutral Sentiment: CN filed a shelf prospectus/SEC registration to allow issuance of debt securities over the next 37 months — gives financing flexibility but may increase debt issuance risk if executed. CN Files Shelf Prospectus Qualifying the Issuance of Debt Securities
• Neutral Sentiment: Management provided an earnings presentation and call materials that investors can use to assess segment dynamics and cost trends — useful detail but no new guidance was issued. Canadian National Railway Company 2026 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target slightly (from $98 to $99) but kept an “equal weight” rating; the new target implies downside versus the current market level and signals at least one analyst is cautious on near‑term upside. Benzinga

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.