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Canadian National Railway shares are more expensive than other comparable stocks. While they are safely financed, they show below average growth, and are poor value. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company Canadian National Railway is really as positive as the high price of the shares suggests. If you come to the conclusion that the future for this company is only average, that could be a reason to sell this share.


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Country Canada
Industry Railroads
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Size class XX-Large

Large companies - similar industry as Canadian National Railway

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1. Werner Enterprises (XL, US)   Trucking 60 91 62 87
2. Landstar System (XL, US)  Trucking
2. Landstar System (XL, US)   Trucking 16 73 100 74
3. Ryder System (XL, US)  Trucking
3. Ryder System (XL, US)   Trucking 92 83 12 70
4. Knight-Swift Transportation (XL, US)  Trucking
4. Knight-Swift Transportation (XL, US)   Trucking 60 87 40 65
5. ArcBest (XL, US)  Trucking
5. ArcBest (XL, US)   Trucking 82 9 88 56
6. J.B. Hunt Transport Services (XXL, US)  Trucking
6. J.B. Hunt Transport Services (XXL, US)   Trucking 22 69 85 52
7. Old Dominion (XL, US)  Trucking
7. Old Dominion (XL, US)   Trucking 4 61 90 45
8. Uber Technologies (XXL, US)  Trucking
8. Uber Technologies (XXL, US)   Trucking 1 61 81 41
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Large companies - similar region as Canadian National Railway

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1. West Fraser (XL, CA)  Forest Products
1. West Fraser (XL, CA)   Forest Products 65 100 94 100
2. Russel Metals (XL, CA)  Trading & Distribution
2. Russel Metals (XL, CA)   Trading & Distribution 93 81 91 100
3. Colliers International Group (XL, CA)  Real Estate Services
3. Colliers International Group (XL, CA)   Real Estate Services 80 56 83 97
4. Linamar (XL, CA)  Auto Parts & Equipment
4. Linamar (XL, CA)   Auto Parts & Equipment 85 50 98 96
5. Fairfax (XXL, CA)  Property & Casualty Insurance
5. Fairfax (XXL, CA)   Property & Casualty Insurance 77 59 65 96
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6. Celestica (XL, CA)   Electr. Manufacturing Services 53 81 85 95
7. MEG Energy (XL, CA)  Oil & Gas Production
7. MEG Energy (XL, CA)   Oil & Gas Production 62 70 86 94
8. CGI (XL, CA)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
8. CGI (XL, CA)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 79 63 77 92
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9. Canfor (XL, CA)   Forest Products 52 95 58 92
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Mid sized companies - similar industry as Canadian National Railway

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1. Covenant Transportation (L, US)  Trucking
1. Covenant Transportation (L, US)   Trucking 82 75 66 98
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4. Allegiant Travel (L, US)   Airlines 100 99 14 92
5. Pangaea Logistics (M, US)  Marine
5. Pangaea Logistics (M, US)   Marine 96 29 88 89
6. Heartland Express (L, US)  Trucking
6. Heartland Express (L, US)   Trucking 42 97 55 81
7. P.A.M. (L, US)  Trucking
7. P.A.M. (L, US)   Trucking 48 93 49 74
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8. Mullen (L, CA)   Trucking 98 13 73 65
9. Sun Country Airlines (L, US)  Airlines
9. Sun Country Airlines (L, US)   Airlines 80 85 17 61
10. Marten Transport (L, US)  Trucking
10. Marten Transport (L, US)   Trucking 32 77 76 54

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Mid sized companies - similar region as Canadian National Railway

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3. Paramount (L, CA)  Oil & Gas Production
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4. Jamieson Wellness (M, CA)  Personal Products
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5. Lightspeed Commerce (L, CA)  Application Software
5. Lightspeed Commerce (L, CA)   Application Software 86 86 78 100
6. Kelt Exploration (M, CA)  Oil & Gas Production
6. Kelt Exploration (M, CA)   Oil & Gas Production 58 84 82 98
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