CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CSX Corporation is a freight transportation company that operates one of the largest rail networks in the eastern United States. Its rail system serves customers across much of the eastern U.S., as well as parts of Canada, and connects with other railroads and ports.

CSX transports a broad range of goods, including chemicals, agricultural and food products, automobiles, minerals, forest products, coal and intermodal freight. Its services include rail transportation, intermodal shipping that combines rail and truck transport, and related logistics and supply-chain services.

The company was formed in 1980 through the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries, combining railroads with histories dating to the 19th century. CSX is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $49.16 to $50.02
• 50-Day Range: $45.99 to $52.27
• 52-Week Range: $33.63 to $53.60
• Volume: 2.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $91.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.83
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $52.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CSX scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 119th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.65, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for CSX is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CSX has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CSX are expected to grow by 12.20% in the coming year, from $2.05 to $2.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CSX is 25.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CSX is 25.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CSX has a P/B Ratio of 6.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.18% of the float of CSX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.68.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CSX has recently decreased by 6.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CSX has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CSX is 29.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CSX will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.35% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

CSX has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 35 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 16 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 10 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CSX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $999,180.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.30% of the stock of CSX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.57% of the stock of CSX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/28/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Rail Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSX
• CIK: 277948
• Web: www.csx.com
• Phone: (904) 359-3200
• Fax: 804-782-1409
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1827

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CSX: $52.20
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.65
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.69
• P/E Growth: 2.15
• Net Income: $2.89 billion
• Net Margins: 23.97%
• Pretax Margin: 31.37%
• Return on Equity: 25.94%
• Return on Assets: 8.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.52
• Cash Flow: $2.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.83
• Book Value: $7.07 per share
• Price / Book: 7.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,843,400,000
• Free Float: 1,837,868,000
• Market Cap: $91.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12