Canadian National Railway Co <CNR.TO> expected to post earnings of C$1.95 a share - Earnings Preview
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 1.2% decrease in revenue to C$4.416 billion from C$4.47 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 24 analysts, based on LSEG data.
LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Canadian National Railway Co is for earnings of C$1.95 per share.
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 14 "strong buy" or "buy," 15 "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 $121.18, above its last closing price of $106.78.
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in Canadian dollars).
QUARTER ENDING | STARMINESMARTESTIMATE® | LSEG IBES ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | BEAT, MET, MISSED | SURPRISE % |
Sep. 30 2024 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 1.72 | Beat | 0.9 |
Jun. 30 2024 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.84 | Missed | -4.7 |
Mar. 31 2024 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.72 | Missed | -0.5 |
Dec. 31 2023 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 2.02 | Beat | 2 |
Sep. 30 2023 | 1.70 | 1.71 | 1.69 | Missed | -1.4 |
Jun. 30 2023 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.76 | Missed | -3 |
Mar. 31 2023 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.82 | Beat | 5.6 |
Dec. 31 2022 | 2.07 | 2.08 | 2.10 | Beat | 0.8 |
This summary was machine generated January 28 at 21:18 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)
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