CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX) is a leading freight transportation company that provides rail-based freight and intermodal transportation services across North America. Through its extensive rail network, CSX moves a diverse array of products, including consumer goods, industrial supplies, agricultural commodities, energy products and automotive parts. The company’s services extend beyond rail transportation to encompass third-party logistics, distribution center management and transloading solutions, enabling customers to optimize supply-chain efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

CSX operates one of the largest rail networks in the United States, covering approximately 20,000 miles of track across 23 states, Washington, D.C., and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Its intermodal terminals in major ports and inland hubs support the seamless transfer of shipping containers and trailers between truck and rail, reducing highway congestion and carbon emissions. CSX’s precision scheduled railroading model focuses on running trains more frequently and reliably, improving asset utilization and service consistency for shippers.

The company traces its roots to the 19th century, arising from the consolidation of historic carriers such as the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The modern CSX Corporation was formed in 1986 following the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries. Over its history, CSX has continually invested in infrastructure upgrades, signal modernization and digital technologies to enhance safety, operational efficiency and network capacity.

CSX serves a wide range of industries, including agriculture, automotive, chemicals, forest products, food and beverage, metals and minerals, and energy. Its network provides critical links to major ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, as well as connections to railroads serving the western United States and Mexico. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Foote, who oversees a senior leadership team focused on sustainable growth, customer satisfaction and shareholder value through disciplined capital allocation and operational excellence.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.53 to $33.77
• 50-Day Range: $27.87 to $33.61
• 52-Week Range: $26.22 to $37.10
• Volume: 5.64 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $62.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.02
• Dividend Yield: 1.56%
• Price Target: $34.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CSX scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 126 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CSX has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.21%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CSX are expected to grow by 14.21% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $2.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CSX is 20.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CSX is 20.02, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.94. 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 5.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.58% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CSX has recently increased by 12.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.55%, 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 31.14%. 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 24.88% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.32

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.58% 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 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CSX has recently increased by 12.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

CSX has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 30 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CSX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.55% 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.

CSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CSX shares performed this year?

CSX's stock was trading at $32.27 at the start of the year. Since then, CSX stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $33.43.

How were CSX's earnings last quarter?

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 16th. The transportation company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.05. The transportation company had revenue of $3.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.53 billion. CSX had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.42% and a net margin of 22.66%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did CSX's stock split?

CSX's stock split before market open on Tuesday, June 29th 2021.The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, June 4th 2021. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, June 28th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Who are CSX's major shareholders?

CSX's top institutional investors include Park National Corp OH (0.01%) and Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of CSX?

Shares of CSX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of CSX own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CSX investors own include Symbotic (SYM), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), BlackRock (BLK), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/16/2025
• Record date for 6/13 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/13/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - RAIL
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSX
• CIK: 277948
• Web: www.csx.com
• Phone: (904) 359-3200
• Fax: 804-782-1409
• Employees: 23,500
• Year Founded: 1827

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $34.14
• High Stock Price Target: $38.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.27
• P/E Growth: 2.94
• Net Income: $3.47 billion
• Net Margins: 22.66%
• Pretax Margin: 29.72%
• Return on Equity: 26.42%
• Return on Assets: 7.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.52
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.32
• Cash Flow: $2.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.01
• Book Value: $6.58 per share
• Price / Book: 5.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,878,550,000
• Free Float: 1,868,214,000
• Market Cap: $62.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.23