Canadian National Railway (CNI) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) in the last few weeks:

• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway was downgraded by analysts at UBS Group AG from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $140.00 to $135.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $119.00 to $115.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $153.00 to $151.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Stephens from $105.00 to $100.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore Inc from $105.00 to $103.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $97.00 to $101.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $120.00 to $119.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by analysts at Vertical Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.915 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 10th. This is a positive change from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.89. This represents a $3.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 46.59%.

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is a Class I freight railway that operates an integrated rail network across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, CN provides long-haul freight transportation and related logistics services that connect major ports, industrial centers and inland markets throughout North America. Its transcontinental system enables cross-border movement of goods and supports supply chains that span coast-to-coast in Canada and into the central and eastern United States.

CN’s core business is the railborne transportation of a broad mix of commodities, including intermodal container traffic, forest and paper products, grain and other agricultural products, metallurgical and industrial products, petroleum and chemical products, coal and automotive shipments.