Canadian National Railway Co expected to post earnings of C$1.96 a share - Earnings Preview

Canadian National Railway Co

28/01/2025 21:13

* Canadian National Railway Co  CNR.TO   is expected to show
a
fall in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on January 30
for the period ending December 31 2024
    * The Montreal Quebec-based  company is expected to report a
1.0% decrease in revenue to C$4.427 billion from C$4.47 billion
a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 21 analysts,
based on LSEG data.
    * ​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Canadian National
Railway Co
is for earnings of C$1.96 per share. 
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy," 10
"hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell."  
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Canadian
National
Railway Co is C$174.00​, above​ its last closing price
of C$153.38. ​​​

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure
in Canadian dollars). ​
 QUARTER       STARMINESM  LSEG IBES  ACTUAL    BEAT,   SURPRI
 ENDING        ARTESTIMAT  ESTIMATE             MET,    SE %
               E®                               MISSED  
 Sep. 30 2024  1.70        1.72       1.72      Met     -0.1
 Jun. 30 2024  1.92        1.93       1.84      Missed  -4.7
 Mar. 31 2024  1.71        1.73       1.72      Missed  -0.4​
 Dec. 31 2023  1.99        1.99       2.02      Beat    1.7
 ​​Sep.        1.70        1.72       1.69      Missed  -1.7
 30 2023                                                
 Jun. 30 2023  1.77        1.82       1.76      Missed  -3.3​
 Mar. 31 2023  1.74        1.72       1.82      Beat    5.8
 Dec. 31 2022  2.07        2.08       2.10      Beat    1
 This summary was machine generated January 28 at 21:13 GMT.  All
figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. (For
questions concerning the data in this report, contact
Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback,
contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)