CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover CSX?

CSX has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America , Citigroup , Evercore , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Raymond James Financial , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , UBS Group , and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

$52.05 -0.35 (-0.67%)

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$52.15 +0.10 (+0.19%)

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

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 26 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
7

Buy
18

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, 7 have given a hold rating, and 18 have given a buy rating for CSX.

Consensus Price Target

$52.20
0.30% Upside

According to the 26 analysts' twelve-month price targets for CSX, the average price target is $52.20. 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 upside of 0.30% from the current price of $52.05.

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 11/15/25 to 11/15/26	1 Month Ago 10/16/25 to 10/16/26	3 Months Ago 8/17/25 to 8/17/26	1 Year Ago 11/15/24 to 11/15/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$52.20	$50.94	$51.31	$39.09
Forecasted Upside	0.30% Upside	4.65% Upside	1.45% Upside	12.00% 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	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.65	2.29	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	0.30% Upside	53.95% Upside	14.68% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CSX News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/29/2026	Weiss Ratings 2 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Buy (B) ➝ Buy (B+)
10/27/2026	Susquehanna 5 of 5 stars	Bascome Majors 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Positive	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+16.38%
10/23/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Ariel Rosa 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$53.00 ➝ $54.00	+4.51%
10/23/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jonathan Chappell Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Set Target		$53.00	+2.57%
10/23/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Patrick Tyler Brown Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Set Target		$55.00	+6.44%
10/22/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$54.00	+4.20%
10/22/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	David Vernon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$49.00	-4.77%
10/22/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Walter Spracklin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$53.00 ➝ $54.00	+4.80%
10/22/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jason H. Seidl Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$54.00 ➝ $55.00	+6.74%
10/22/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Ken Hoexter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Buy	$55.00 ➝ $57.00	+10.24%
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10/22/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Brian Ossenbeck Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$57.00 ➝ $58.00	+13.27%
7/31/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$56.00	+11.47%
7/24/2026	Deutsche Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$59.00	+11.17%
7/23/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$54.00	+2.74%
7/23/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Fadi Chamoun Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$49.00 ➝ $52.00	-0.79%
7/23/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Brandon Oglenski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$55.00 ➝ $60.00	+20.17%
7/15/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Nathan Martin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$48.00 ➝ $54.00	+8.17%
7/15/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jeff Kauffman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
7/10/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$46.00	-7.19%
7/8/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$57.00	+17.48%
7/8/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Christian Wetherbee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $54.00	+11.08%
7/7/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Dan Moore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Boost Target	Outperform	$49.00 ➝ $53.00	+8.58%
7/6/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Ravi Shanker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Set Target	Underweight	$30.00 ➝ $32.00	-34.89%
4/28/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Boost Target	Buy	$45.50 ➝ $47.50	+5.27%
4/23/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$50.00	+7.63%
4/23/2026	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Set Target		$49.00	+13.48%
4/23/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Jordan Alliger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $41.00	-5.05%
4/23/2026	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$44.00	+1.90%
4/23/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings		Boost Target	Buy	$50.00 ➝ $52.00	+14.71%
2/3/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Rick Paterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock analyst rankings	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, November 11, 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. is targeting higher freight prices and increased volume in 2027, a strategy supported by tightening trucking capacity that is driving customers to shift goods to rail, creating a durable competitive advantage for the company.
The company recently reported strong financial performance, beating consensus estimates with $0.57 earnings per share and $4.02 billion in revenue for the quarter, demonstrating robust operational execution and a 12.0% year-over-year revenue growth rate.
CSX Co. is currently trading at $51.90, which is near its 52-week high of $53.60, reflecting strong market confidence and a significant upward trend from its 52-week low of $33.63 over the past year.
Investors can benefit from a consistent dividend yield of 1.14%, with a recent quarterly dividend of $0.14 per share, providing a steady income stream supported by the company's solid return on equity of 25.94%.
The company is actively pursuing cost improvements and efficient capital spending, with over 100 cost opportunities in its pipeline, which aims to enhance profitability and return on invested capital while maintaining safe operations.

CSX
Bear Case

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

CSX Co. faces regulatory and competitive risks from the proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger, which the company argues could leave customers with fewer options, potentially impacting market dynamics and requiring legal or strategic responses.
The company recently experienced a technology outage related to cloud services that disrupted operations and made it difficult for teams to run trains, highlighting vulnerabilities in its infrastructure that could affect service reliability and customer trust.
CSX Co. has a relatively high debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 0.84, indicating a higher level of financial leverage and potential liquidity constraints compared to peers with stronger balance sheets.
Some institutional investors, such as M&G PLC, have recently reduced their positions in CSX Co. by 6.3% in the third quarter, suggesting a shift in sentiment among large holders who may be taking profits or reallocating assets.
The company's pricing power may be limited in the near term, as management noted that pricing has not necessarily exceeded inflation over the past two to three years, and international intermodal contracts may dilute the benefits of domestic pricing gains.

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 $52.20, with a high forecast of $60.00 and a low forecast of $32.00.

26 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CSX in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 18 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" CSX shares.

According to analysts, CSX's stock has a predicted upside of 0.30% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, CSX's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

CSX has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Citigroup, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

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

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CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target