Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Canadian National Railway (CNI)

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

• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Stephens to “hold”.
• 7/8/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $135.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was given a new $124.00 price target by National Bank Financial.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $99.00 to $109.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$182.00 to C$185.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 6/25/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Evercore Inc from “in-line” to “outperform”. They now have a $124.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 6/23/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $132.00 to $134.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$164.00 to C$182.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 6/4/2026 – Canadian National Railway was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 5/20/2026 – Canadian National Railway was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were given a dividend of $0.915 per share. This represents a $3.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 9th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.55%.

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.