Understanding the Fundamentals of Canadian National Railway Stocks

By Tamara Parker • Thursday, November 28 15:10 • Permanent Link

Canadian National Railway logged a 1.5% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $111.26 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. CNI's trading volume is 1,162,421 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,272,878.

Canadian National Railway trades -36.13% away from its average analyst target price of $174.2 per share. The 16 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $160.37 to $205.372, and on average have given Canadian National Railway a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in CNI, you'll want to know the following:

Canadian National Railway's current price is 99.8% above its Graham number of $55.68, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Canadian National Railway has moved -4.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 31.3%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.01, Canadian National Railway has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
CNI has a forward P/E ratio of 18.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.93 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.6 compared to its sector average of 3.2
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and marine transportation and logistics business in Canada and the United States.
Based in Montreal, the company has 25,428 full time employees and a market cap of $69.96 Billion. Canadian National Railway currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.0%.

The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.