Stock Research: Canadian National Railway

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Canadian National Railway

TSX:CNR CA1363751027
52
  • Value
    61
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    39
  • Combined
    48
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    52
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Company Description

Canadian National Railway Company is a transportation and logistics company. It operates in rail, intermodal, trucking, and supply chain services. They operate throughout North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $64,818 million, profits of $8,813 million, and revenue of $11,854 million, with 24671 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 52 (better than 52% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Canadian National Railway are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Canadian National Railway. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 53% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 61 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 61% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 39, meaning that the share price of Canadian National Railway is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
39 37 32 29
Growth
53 35 71 14
Safety
Safety
61 70 53 65
Sentiment
53 46 80 43
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52 38 73 22
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
32 45 34 37
Opinions Change
22 10 40 16
Pro Holdings
n/a 76 92 36
Market Pulse
64 53 91 92
Sentiment
53 46 80 43
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
39 37 32 29
Growth
53 35 71 14
Safety Safety
61 70 53 65
Combined
48 39 47 21
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
50 48 34 28
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
11 7 9 6
Price vs. Book (P/B)
34 28 30 27
Dividend Yield
90 85 80 81
Value
39 37 32 29
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
39 42 59 26
Profit Growth
76 47 67 18
Capital Growth
42 59 63 47
Stock Returns
45 21 39 45
Growth
53 35 71 14
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
50 58 58 62
Refinancing
50 42 37 21
Liquidity
66 78 63 78
Safety Safety
61 70 53 65

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