Intellectia Proprietary Trading Signals: No signal on given stock today (no AI Stock Picker, no SwingMax), so there’s no strong proprietary edge to justify chasing an entry now.
Not a good buy right now for an impatient trader: momentum is still leaning bearish (negative/expanding MACD, RSI below 40) and Street commentary suggests muted 2026 volume/EPS catalysts, which can keep the stock range-bound.
What would flip it to a buy quickly: a reclaim/hold above the ~98.18 pivot followed by traction toward ~101.11 (R1) with improving MACD; absent that, odds favor chop/downside tests toward ~95.25 support.
Technical Analysis
Trend/Momentum: MACD histogram at -0.428 and negatively expanding = downside momentum still building.
RSI: RSI(6) 39.6 = weak/soft tape (not oversold, but closer to bearish territory than neutral strength).
Moving averages: Converging MAs = consolidation phase; with MACD negative, consolidation is biased to the downside until proven otherwise.
Key levels: Pivot 98.181 (price ~97.77 is slightly below pivot). Resistance 101.107 then 102.915. Support 95.255 then 93.447. Near-term risk is a support retest if it can’t reclaim the pivot.
Options Data
Neutral
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Positioning (OI PCR 0.95): roughly balanced to slightly call-leaning; not a fear/hedge spike.
Pros (bull case per Street): attractive valuation, operating momentum, potential macro inflection in 2H and chance to re-rate vs peers if confidence rebuilds.
Cons (bear case per Street): muted 2026 volume/EPS growth visibility, expense headwinds/limited OR improvement, and lack of near-term catalyst for upward estimate revisions.
Overall Wall St view: mixed (some Buys/Outperforms remain), but the direction of revisions is negative, which usually caps upside in the short run.
Wall Street analysts forecast CNI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CNI is 113.56 USD with a low forecast of 105 USD and a high forecast of 136.77 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast CNI stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CNI is 113.56 USD with a low forecast of 105 USD and a high forecast of 136.77 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Buy
6 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 100.000
Low
105
Averages
113.56
High
136.77
Current: 100.000
Low
105
Averages
113.56
High
136.77
Stephens
Equal Weight
maintain
$105 -> $100
AI Analysis
2026-02-02
Reason
Stephens
Price Target
$105 -> $100
AI Analysis
2026-02-02
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Stephens lowered the firm's price target on CN to $100 from $105 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. While the firm acknowledges CN's valuation is "very attractive," it sees economic uncertainty and trade policy resulting in expectations for muted volume trends again in FY26. Combined with year-over-year expense headwinds limiting OR improvement and associated adjusted EPS growth, the firm does not see a catalyst for higher estimate revisions in the near to medium term, the analyst added.
TD Cowen
Buy
downgrade
$166 -> $164
2026-02-02
Reason
TD Cowen
Price Target
$166 -> $164
2026-02-02
downgrade
Buy
Reason
TD Cowen lowered the firm's price target on CN to C$164 from C$166 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm said they reported a slight Q4 beat and 2026 guidance was soft but the network is performing very well, commercial intensity has increased, and CN has the opportunity to close a large valuation discount versus peers if it can rebuild investor confidence.
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