{"id":72780,"date":"2026-03-27T04:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/?p=72780"},"modified":"2026-03-27T04:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:15:13","slug":"rbc-capital-markets-raises-target-forecasts-on-canadian-railways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/rbc-capital-markets-raises-target-forecasts-on-canadian-railways\/","title":{"rendered":"RBC Capital Markets Raises Target Forecasts on Canadian Railways"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"588\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/?p=72780&amp;preview=true\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Canadian National Railway<\/span><\/span> (CNR:CA): <\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"588\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">RBC Capital Markets<\/span><\/span> raised its price target to $160 from $151, reflecting a more constructive outlook on earnings stability and operating efficiency. The modest increase suggests RBC sees incremental upside driven by resilient freight volumes, pricing power, and margin discipline, even as macro conditions remain uncertain. CN\u2019s strong network and exposure to diversified end markets (intermodal, energy, agriculture) continue to support its positioning as a defensive industrial within a slowing economy.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"1170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/?p=72780&amp;preview=true\"><strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Canadian Pacific Kansas City<\/span><\/span> (CP:CA): <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"1170\">RBC Capital also lifted its target to $128 from $124, signaling growing confidence in the long-term synergies from the Kansas City Southern merger. The upgrade reflects expectations for cross-border volume growth, improved network efficiency, and cost synergies, though the smaller increase indicates some near-term caution around economic sensitivity and integration execution. 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