CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover CSX?

CSX has been rated by research analysts at Argus , Bank of America , Barclays , Benchmark , BMO Capital Markets , Citigroup , Citizens Jmp , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Evercore , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Morgan Stanley , Raymond James Financial , Robert W. Baird , Rothschild & Co Redburn , Royal Bank Of Canada , Stephens , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , Truist Financial , Weiss Ratings , and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

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CSX - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 26 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
8

Buy
17

Based on 26 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for CSX in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 26 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 8 have given a hold rating, and 17 have given a buy rating for CSX.

Consensus Price Target

$51.17
-3.88% Downside

According to the 26 analysts' twelve-month price targets for CSX, the average price target is $51.17. The highest price target for CSX is $60.00, while the lowest price target for CSX is $32.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -3.88% from the current price of $53.23.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CSX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 7/24/25 to 7/24/26	1 Month Ago 6/24/25 to 6/24/26	3 Months Ago 4/25/25 to 4/25/26	1 Year Ago 7/24/24 to 7/24/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	17 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)
Hold	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$51.17	$46.66	$45.26	$36.73
Forecasted Upside	-3.88% Downside	1.30% Upside	-0.33% Downside	4.94% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

CSX Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CSX Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

CSX Stock vs. The Competition

Type	CSX	Transportation Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.62	2.20	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-3.88% Downside	24.54% Upside	14.27% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CSX News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
7/24/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Ariel Rosa 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$53.00 ➝ $54.00	+1.37%
7/23/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Walter Spracklin 3 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$51.00 ➝ $54.00	+2.57%
7/23/2026	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars		Set Target		$54.00	+2.74%
7/23/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Fadi Chamoun Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$49.00 ➝ $52.00	-0.79%
7/23/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$51.00	-3.13%
7/23/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brandon Oglenski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+20.17%
7/23/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Ossenbeck Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$56.00 ➝ $58.00	+10.28%
7/23/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Hoexter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$53.00 ➝ $56.00	+6.33%
7/23/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Seidl Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$46.00 ➝ $54.00	+8.15%
7/15/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nathan Martin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$48.00 ➝ $54.00	+8.17%
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7/15/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeff Kauffman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
7/14/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)
7/14/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bascome Majors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Positive	$50.00 ➝ $58.00	+16.84%
7/13/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$56.00	+12.36%
7/10/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$46.00	-7.19%
7/8/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$57.00	+17.48%
7/8/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Christian Wetherbee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $54.00	+11.08%
7/7/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Moore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$49.00 ➝ $53.00	+8.58%
7/6/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ravi Shanker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Underweight	$30.00 ➝ $32.00	-34.89%
5/22/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$42.00 ➝ $52.00	+13.52%
4/28/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$45.50 ➝ $47.50	+5.27%
4/23/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$50.00	+7.63%
4/23/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$49.00	+13.48%
4/23/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jordan Alliger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $41.00	-5.05%
4/23/2026	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$44.00	+1.90%
4/23/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$50.00 ➝ $52.00	+14.71%
3/31/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Vernon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$36.00 ➝ $39.00	-1.94%
12/11/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$40.00 ➝ $43.00	+15.93%
10/17/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Wadewitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Buy	$44.00 ➝ $45.00	+25.03%
2/3/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rick Paterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$40.00 ➝ $34.00	+3.44%

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Should I Buy CSX Stock? CSX Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these CSX pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

CSX
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in CSX Co.:

CSX Co. recently reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.43, exceeding analysts' expectations, which indicates strong financial performance and potential for growth.
The company has a robust return on equity of 24.47%, suggesting effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.
CSX Co. has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, translating to an annualized dividend of $0.56, which provides a steady income stream for investors.
Recent upgrades from analysts, including a positive rating from Susquehanna, reflect growing confidence in CSX Co.'s future performance.
The current stock price is around $46, which is near its 12-month high, indicating strong market interest and potential for further appreciation.

CSX
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in CSX Co. for these reasons:

The company's revenue for the latest quarter was slightly below analysts' expectations, which may raise concerns about future growth potential.
CSX Co. has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.34, indicating a higher level of debt compared to equity, which could pose risks in a rising interest rate environment.
Despite positive earnings, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.76 suggests that the stock may be overvalued compared to its earnings, which could deter value-focused investors.
The company operates in a competitive transportation sector, which may impact its ability to maintain margins and market share.
Recent labor disputes, although temporarily resolved, could pose risks to operational stability and investor confidence in the long term.

CSX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 26 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for CSX is $51.17, with a high forecast of $60.00 and a low forecast of $32.00.

26 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CSX in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CSX shares.

According to analysts, CSX's stock has a predicted downside of -3.88% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, CSX's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

CSX has been rated by research analysts at Argus, Bank of America, Barclays, Benchmark, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Citizens Jmp, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Rothschild & Co Redburn, Royal Bank Of Canada, Stephens, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, Truist Financial, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like CSX more than other "transportation" companies. The consensus rating for CSX is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "transportation" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CSX compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target