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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Norfolk Southern Corporation stock logo
NSC
Norfolk Southern
$262.50
+0.2%
$244.07
$201.63
$277.60
$59.18B1.311.24 million shs928,463 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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Norfolk Southern
0.00%+2.58%+6.41%+24.54%+21.29%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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Norfolk Southern
4.029 of 5 stars
2.33.02.50.92.91.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Norfolk Southern
2.50
Moderate Buy$267.481.90% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NSC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/2/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$280.00 ➝ $290.00
7/1/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Baird R W
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UpgradeHold
7/1/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Robert W. Baird
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$255.00
6/24/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Susquehanna
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$250.00 ➝ $260.00
6/2/2025
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Norfolk Southern
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Neutral$278.00
5/30/2025
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Norfolk Southern
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$275.00 ➝ $279.00
5/16/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$267.00 ➝ $280.00
4/24/2025
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Norfolk Southern
BMO Capital Markets
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$255.00
4/24/2025
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Norfolk Southern
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$271.00 ➝ $270.00
4/24/2025
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Norfolk Southern
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$284.00 ➝ $275.00
(Data available from 7/6/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Norfolk Southern
$12.12B4.88$17.85 per share14.71$63.23 per share4.15
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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Norfolk Southern
$2.62B$14.6417.9317.832.1327.40%19.65%6.30%7/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NSC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/24/2025Q2 2025
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Norfolk Southern
$3.24N/AN/AN/A$3.10 billionN/A
4/23/2025Q1 2025
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Norfolk Southern
$2.72$2.69-$0.03$3.31$3.01 billion$2.99 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Norfolk Southern
$5.402.06%N/A36.89%N/A

Latest NSC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/22/2025
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Norfolk Southern
quarterly$1.352.45%5/2/20255/2/20255/20/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Norfolk Southern
1.15
0.78
0.70

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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Norfolk Southern
75.10%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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Norfolk Southern
0.06%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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Norfolk Southern
19,600225.44 million225.31 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Analysts Set Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE:NSC) PT at $267.48
NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp Valuation - Morningstar
Norfolk Southern donates $25K to flood relief fund
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NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp News - Morningstar

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Norfolk Southern NYSE:NSC

$262.50 +0.50 (+0.19%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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$253.78 -8.72 (-3.32%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.