Consensus Rating1
Equal-Weight
Highest Price Target1
$190.00
Lowest Price Target1
$112.00
Consensus Price Target1
$131.58

Canadian National Railway Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CNI | Benzinga

Canadian National Railway Co has a consensus price target of $131.58 based on the ratings of 28 analysts. The high is $190 issued by National Bank Financial Inc on April 4, 2024. The low is $112 issued by Barclays on January 17, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by RBC Capital, Stifel, and Barclays on January 31, 2025, January 31, 2025, and January 17, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $136 between RBC Capital, Stifel, and Barclays, there's an implied 38.14% upside for Canadian National Railway Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

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Stifel
Barclays
Wells Fargo
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Analyst Ratings for Canadian National Railway

Buy NowGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy NowLoop Capital
Rick Paterson47%
DowngradeHold → SellGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now73.69%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$174 → $171MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now26.97%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$120 → $125MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/17/2025Buy Now13.76%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$121 → $112MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/16/2025Buy Now21.89%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$132 → $120UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
01/13/2025Buy Now24.94%Wells Fargo
Christian Wetherbee73%
$125 → $123MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/10/2025Buy Now76.74%RBC Capital
Walter Spracklin62%
$174 → $174ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
01/10/2025Buy Now21.89%Jefferies
Stephanie Moore56%
→ $120UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
01/08/2025Buy Now13.76%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$119 → $112MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/08/2025Buy Now16.81%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$125 → $115MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/07/2025Buy Now26.97%Wells Fargo
Christian Wetherbee73%
$133 → $125MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
11/12/2024Buy Now32.05%Citigroup
Ariel Rosa67%
$126 → $130UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
10/24/2024Buy NowBenchmark
Nathan Martin62%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
10/24/2024Buy Now27.98%Citigroup
Ariel Rosa67%
$125 → $126MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now17.83%Stephens & Co.
Daniel Imbro67%
$116 → $116ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now34.08%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$130 → $132MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now17.83%Evercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
$119 → $116MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now26.97%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$130 → $125MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/11/2024Buy Now32.05%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$133 → $130MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now28.28%Bernstein
David Vernon51%
$130.67 → $126.29MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now25.95%Goldman Sachs
Jordan Alliger67%
$131 → $124MaintainsSellGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now26.97%Citigroup
Ariel Rosa67%
→ $125Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
10/07/2024Buy Now26.97%Wells Fargo
Christian Wetherbee73%
$125 → $125UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
10/04/2024Buy Now23.92%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$129 → $122DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
09/25/2024Buy Now22.91%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$120 → $121MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/25/2024Buy Now20.87%Evercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
$128 → $119MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
09/11/2024Buy Now31.03%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$132 → $129MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy Now23.92%Stephens & Co.
Justin Long70%
$127 → $122MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy Now21.89%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$128 → $120MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy Now26.97%Wells Fargo
Christian Wetherbee73%
$130 → $125MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy NowBenchmark
Nathan Martin62%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy Now35.09%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$137 → $133MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/24/2024Buy Now32.05%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$135 → $130MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/17/2024Buy Now39.16%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$134 → $137MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now30.02%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$130 → $128MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/08/2024Buy Now32.73%Bernstein
David Vernon51%
$146.25 → $130.67DowngradeOutperform → Market PerformGet Alert
06/25/2024Buy Now37.13%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$142 → $135MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/07/2024Buy Now32.05%Wells Fargo
Christian Wetherbee73%
→ $130Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/24/2024Buy Now42.2%Stephens & Co.
Justin Long70%
$140 → $140ReiteratesEqual-Weight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/24/2024Buy NowBenchmark
Nathan Martin62%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
04/24/2024Buy Now44.24%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$140 → $142MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now36.11%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$121 → $134MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy NowBenchmark
Mark Levin83%
Reiterates → HoldGet Alert
04/08/2024Buy Now32.05%Jefferies
Stephanie Moore56%
→ $130Initiates → HoldGet Alert
04/04/2024Buy Now32.05%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$127 → $130MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/04/2024Buy Now92.99%National Bank Financial Inc
Cameron Doerksen27%
$172 → $190MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
03/28/2024Buy Now42.2%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$143 → $140MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
03/21/2024Buy Now42.2%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$131 → $140MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now26.97%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak71%
$110 → $125MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
11/27/2023Buy Now22.91%Deutsche Bank
Amit Mehrotra75%
$125 → $121DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
10/26/2023Buy Now18.84%Citigroup
Christian Wetherbee73%
$115 → $117MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/25/2023Buy Now16.81%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$112 → $115MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/25/2023Buy Now14.78%Barclays
Tracy Benguigui60%
$109 → $113MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now61.5%JP Morgan
Brian Ossenbeck65%
$167 → $159MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/05/2023Buy Now70.64%National Bank Financial Inc
Cameron Doerksen27%
$171 → $168MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
10/05/2023Buy Now16.81%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$131 → $115DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
10/03/2023Buy Now13.76%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$120 → $112MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/03/2023Buy Now23.92%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$125 → $122MaintainsHoldGet Alert
09/27/2023Buy Now72.68%Scotiabank
Konark Gupta80%
$172 → $170MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
09/21/2023Buy Now75.72%CIBC
Kevin Chiang44%
$175 → $173MaintainsOutperformerGet Alert
09/21/2023Buy Now17.83%Evercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
$119 → $116MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
08/01/2023Buy NowArgus Research
John Eade74%
DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now33.06%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
$133 → $131MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/26/2023Buy Now21.89%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$122 → $120MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/26/2023Buy Now23.92%Stephens & Co.
Justin Long70%
$124 → $122MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/12/2023Buy Now23.92%Citigroup
Christian Wetherbee73%
$125 → $122MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/12/2023Buy Now75.72%National Bank Financial Inc
Cameron Doerksen27%
$178 → $173MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
07/11/2023Buy Now23.92%Citigroup
Christian Wetherbee73%
$125 → $122MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/22/2023Buy Now26.97%Citigroup
Christian Wetherbee73%
$139 → $125DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
05/04/2023Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Ravi Shanker58%
UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now42.2%Argus Research
John Eade74%
$155 → $140MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/25/2023Buy Now25.95%Stephens & Co.
Justin Long70%
$122 → $124MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/25/2023Buy Now17.83%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$114 → $116MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/25/2023Buy Now26.97%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak71%
$115 → $125MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/25/2023Buy Now35.09%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
$126 → $133MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/25/2023Buy Now32.05%Barclays
Tracy Benguigui60%
$126 → $130MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/17/2023Buy Now80.8%National Bank Financial Inc
Cameron Doerksen27%
$175 → $178MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
04/12/2023Buy Now27.98%Barclays
Tracy Benguigui60%
$127 → $126MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/25/2023Buy Now16.81%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak Cusic69%
$120 → $115MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/25/2023Buy Now30.02%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
$133 → $128MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/11/2023Buy Now29%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$118 → $127MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/10/2023Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jordan Alliger67%
DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
11/29/2022Buy Now42.2%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$131 → $140MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/26/2022Buy Now19.86%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$110 → $118MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/26/2022Buy Now21.89%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak Cusic69%
$115 → $120MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/26/2022Buy Now29%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
$124 → $127MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/17/2022Buy Now19.86%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$119 → $118MaintainsHoldGet Alert
10/10/2022Buy Now16.81%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak Cusic69%
$119 → $115MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/30/2022Buy Now11.73%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$115 → $110MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/28/2022Buy Now10.72%Susquehanna
Bascome Majors58%
$129 → $109MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/12/2022Buy Now37.13%B of A Securities
Ken Hoexter63%
$128 → $135UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
08/22/2022Buy Now31.03%Evercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
→ $129DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet Alert
07/27/2022Buy Now36.11%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
$122 → $134MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/15/2022Buy Now14.78%Stifel
Benjamin Nolan68%
$124 → $113MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/15/2022Buy Now16.81%Wells Fargo
Allison Poliniak Cusic69%
$130 → $115MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/13/2022Buy Now16.81%Barclays
Brandon Oglenski61%
$120 → $115MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/12/2022Buy Now23.92%Evercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
$128 → $122MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
06/28/2022Buy Now23.92%Credit Suisse
Ariel Rosa67%
→ $122Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
05/26/2022Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
Jonathan Chappell60%
UpgradeIn-Line → OutperformGet Alert
05/19/2022Buy Now34.08%Citigroup
Christian Wetherbee73%
$140 → $132MaintainsBuyGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?

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The latest price target for Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) was reported by Loop Capital on February 3, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $0.00 expecting CNI to fall to within 12 months (a possible -100.00% downside). 47 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Canadian National Railway (CNI)?

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The latest analyst rating for Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) was provided by Loop Capital, and Canadian National Railway downgraded their sell rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Canadian National Railway (CNI)?

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The last upgrade for Canadian National Railway Co happened on January 16, 2025 when Stifel raised their price target to $120. Stifel previously had a hold for Canadian National Railway Co.

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When was the last downgrade for Canadian National Railway (CNI)?

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The last downgrade for Canadian National Railway Co happened on February 3, 2025 when Loop Capital changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Canadian National Railway Co.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Canadian National Railway (CNI)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Canadian National Railway, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Canadian National Railway was filed on February 3, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 3, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Canadian National Railway (CNI) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Canadian National Railway (CNI) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $0.00 to $0.00. The current price Canadian National Railway (CNI) is trading at is $98.45, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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