CNI - Canadian National Railway Company
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$131.75
DETAILS
HIGH:
$143.00
LOW:
$124.00
MEDIAN:
$130.00
CONSENSUS:
$131.75
UPSIDE:
6.67%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
65% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
15.0x
5.38$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
23.0x
Plain-Language Summary
Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $5.38, the base-case value is $80.71 per share. DDM cross-check: $62.42.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (51 analysts)
$131.75
Analyst Range
$124.00 – $143.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
39%
Warnings
Dividend-based valuation: $62.42 (below our primary estimate by 23%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $131.75 (from 51 analysts). Our estimate is 39% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7117 USD per CAD.
Key Risks
- Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
- EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
- Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples