Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Canadian National Railway (CNI)

Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/15/2026 – Canadian National Railway is now covered by Citizens Jmp. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/14/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Susquehanna. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, up from $138.00.
• 7/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $124.00 to $141.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Stephens to “hold”.
• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was given a new $124.00 price target by National Bank Financial.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $99.00 to $109.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$182.00 to C$185.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Evercore Inc from “in-line” to “outperform”. They now have a $124.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $132.00 to $134.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$164.00 to C$182.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2026 – Canadian National Railway was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were issued a $0.915 dividend. This represents a $3.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is 48.55%.

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.