Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for CSX Earnings

CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX - Free Report) - Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of CSX in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.81. The consensus estimate for CSX's current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CSX's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

CSX (NASDAQ:CSX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The transportation company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.05). CSX had a return on equity of 28.15% and a net margin of 23.95%. The firm had revenue of $3.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on CSX from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays cut their price target on CSX from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of CSX from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of CSX from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of CSX in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $33.86.

CSX Stock Performance

NASDAQ:CSX traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $28.76. The stock had a trading volume of 2,483,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,691,857. CSX has a twelve month low of $26.22 and a twelve month high of $37.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market cap of $54.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.22. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $28.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in CSX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of CSX during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of CSX in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of CSX in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in CSX during the 4th quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors own 73.57% of the company's stock.

CSX Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.81%. CSX's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.14%.

CSX Company Profile

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities.