Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)
NYSE: CNI · Real-Time Price · USD
101.17
+0.55 (0.55%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Canadian National Railway Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CNI stock have an average target of 128.88, with a low estimate of 116 and a high estimate of 190. The average target predicts an increase of 27.39% from the current stock price of 101.17.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $116 $128.88 $125 $190
Change +14.66% +27.39% +23.55% +87.80%
* Price targets were last updated on Nov 12, 2024.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Canadian National Railway stock from 16 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24
Strong Buy 001011
Buy 110111
Hold 191916161413
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000111
Total 202017181716

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$126$130
Strong Buy Upgrades $126$130 +28.50% Nov 12, 2024
Benchmark
Benchmark
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
Hold Reiterates n/a n/a Oct 24, 2024
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$125$126
Hold Maintains $125$126 +24.54% Oct 24, 2024
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Hold
Reiterates
$116
Hold Reiterates $116 +14.66% Oct 23, 2024
Stifel
Stifel
Hold
Maintains
$130$132
Hold Maintains $130$132 +30.47% Oct 23, 2024
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
17.42B
from 16.83B
Increased by 3.49%
Revenue Next Year
18.35B
from 17.42B
Increased by 5.37%
EPS This Year
7.43
from 8.53
Decreased by -12.86%
EPS Next Year
8.33
from 7.43
Increased by 12.03%
Fiscal Year FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
14.92B13.82B14.48B17.11B16.83B17.42B18.35B19.42B
Revenue Growth
4.16%-7.36%4.76%18.17%-1.63%3.49%5.37%5.81%
EPS
5.834.976.907.448.537.438.339.33
EPS Growth
-0.68%-14.75%38.83%7.83%14.65%-12.86%12.03%12.01%
Forward PE
-----19.5617.4615.59
No. Analysts -----262620
Financial currency is CAD. Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202420252026202720282029
High 18.3B 19.5B 20.8B
Avg 17.4B 18.4B 19.4B
Low 16.8B 17.4B 17.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202420252026202720282029
High
8.6%
11.9%
13.4%
Avg
3.5%
5.4%
5.8%
Low
-0.1%
-0.2%
-2.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202420252026202720282029
High 7.83 9.04 10.32
Avg 7.43 8.33 9.33
Low 7.13 7.84 8.85

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202420252026202720282029
High
-8.2%
21.6%
23.9%
Avg
-12.9%
12.0%
12.0%
Low
-16.4%
5.5%
6.3%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.