Key Insights on Investing in Canadian National Railway (CNI)

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, August 14 15:28 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Canadian National Railway has moved -1.3% so far today on a volume of 1,596,035, compared to its average of 1,533,340. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Canadian National Railway trades -15.61% away from its average analyst target price of $109.81 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $97.760956 to $119.340096, and on average have given Canadian National Railway a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying CNI should be aware of the facts below:

Canadian National Railway's current price is 28.1% above its Graham number of $72.34, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Canadian National Railway has moved -17.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 16.7%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.27, Canadian National Railway has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
CNI has a forward P/E ratio of 15.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.93 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.69 compared to its sector average of 2.89
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and related transportation businesses in Canada and the United States.
Based in Montreal, the company has 24,912 full time employees and a market cap of $57.84 Billion. Canadian National Railway currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.7%.

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