CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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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. , Royal Bank Of Canada , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , and Weiss Ratings 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
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

$51.06
8.03% Upside

According to the 26 analysts' twelve-month price targets for CSX, the average price target is $51.06. 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 8.03% from the current price of $47.26.

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 10/12/25 to 10/12/26	1 Month Ago 9/12/25 to 9/12/26	3 Months Ago 7/14/25 to 7/14/26	1 Year Ago 10/12/24 to 10/12/25
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)	17 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	$51.06	$51.31	$49.10	$38.26
Forecasted Upside	8.03% Upside	4.83% Upside	-1.65% Downside	7.81% 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	2.31	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	8.03% Upside	120.40% Upside	19.60% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent CSX News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/7/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Ariel Rosa 5 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Cautious
10/5/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Brian Ossenbeck 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$58.00 ➝ $57.00	+20.24%
10/2/2026	Susquehanna 4 of 5 stars	Bascome Majors 4 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Positive	$59.00 ➝ $55.00	+18.18%
9/24/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Walter Spracklin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$54.00 ➝ $53.00	+12.31%
9/18/2026	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	Lower Target	Buy	$56.00 ➝ $55.00	+16.32%
8/11/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
7/31/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$56.00	+11.47%
7/24/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$59.00	+11.17%
7/23/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		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%
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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	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%
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
7/13/2026	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%
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%
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, October 7, 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 strong financial performance in its latest quarterly earnings, beating analyst expectations with an earnings per share of $0.54 compared to the consensus estimate of $0.52, while also generating revenue of $3.94 billion, which exceeded the projected $3.89 billion and represented a 10.1% year-over-year increase.
The stock currently trades at $46.81, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $51.09 set by twenty-six ratings firms, suggesting a potential upside of approximately 9% for investors who believe the company's fundamentals will continue to support its valuation.
Wall Street analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating on the stock, with eighteen investment analysts issuing a Buy rating and only one issuing a Sell rating, indicating broad institutional confidence in the company's long-term growth trajectory despite recent price fluctuations.
CSX Co. demonstrated strong operational efficiency and profitability in its most recent quarter, achieving a return on equity of 24.98% and a net margin of 22.21%, metrics that reflect the company's ability to generate substantial profits from its rail-based freight transportation services.
The company has a history of rewarding shareholders with a consistent dividend yield of 1.18%, providing a steady income stream that can help offset volatility in the stock price, particularly for investors seeking stable returns in the transportation sector.

CSX
Bear Case

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

Several major financial institutions have recently lowered their price targets for the stock, including Citigroup, which cut its target from $54.00 to $53.00, and JPMorgan Chase, which reduced its target from $58.00 to $57.00, signaling potential concerns about the company's future earnings growth or valuation levels.
Recent insider activity has been predominantly negative, with senior executives such as SVP Michael Burns and CAO Angela Williams selling significant portions of their holdings in July 2026, which may indicate a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term performance or a desire to diversify personal portfolios.
The stock is currently trading below its 50-day moving average of $49.21, suggesting that short-term momentum has weakened and that the stock may be in a corrective phase after reaching its 52-week high of $53.60 earlier in the year.
CSX Co. carries a relatively high debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, which indicates a significant level of leverage that could constrain the company's financial flexibility and increase its vulnerability to rising interest rates or economic downturns.
Some analysts, such as those at Susquehanna, have issued pessimistic forecasts and lowered their price targets, reflecting concerns about the company's ability to sustain its recent growth rates or manage operational challenges in the competitive rail transportation market.

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 $51.06, 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 twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 18 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 upside of 8.03% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, CSX's stock had 3 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., Royal Bank Of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, 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