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CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$32.81 -1.77 (-5.12%)
Closing price 08/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$32.86 +0.05 (+0.15%)
As of 08/25/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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About CSX Stock (NASDAQ:CSX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$32.28
$34.92
50-Day Range
$32.06
$36.52
52-Week Range
$26.22
$37.25
Volume
64.36 million shs
Average Volume
22.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$61.17 billion
P/E Ratio
20.25
Dividend Yield
1.58%
Price Target
$37.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CSX MarketRank™: 

CSX scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 29th out of 120 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    CSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 7 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.

  • Read more about CSX's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 20.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of CSX is 20.25, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.51.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    CSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.58. 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 4.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about CSX's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.35% 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 1.5, 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 5.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    CSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.50%, 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 32.10%. 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.

  • Read more about CSX's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.35% 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 1.5, 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 5.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    CSX has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 95 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 59 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    19 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 6% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 81% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 0.35% 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.

  • Read more about CSX's insider trading history.
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CSX Stock News Headlines

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CSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

CSX's stock was trading at $32.27 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CSX stock has increased by 1.7% and is now trading at $32.81.

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The transportation company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.02. CSX's revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
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CSX shares split on the morning of Tuesday, June 29th 2021.The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, June 4th 2021. The newly minted shares were distributed 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.

Top institutional investors of CSX include Rhumbline Advisers (0.18%), Sound Shore Management Inc CT (0.17%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.12%) and River Road Asset Management LLC (0.08%).
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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

Record date for 6/13 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/13/2025
Last Earnings
7/23/2025
Today
8/25/2025
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
8/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - RAIL
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CSX
CIK
277948
Employees
23,500
Year Founded
1827

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$45.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+12.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
22 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.62
Trailing P/E Ratio
20.25
Forward P/E Ratio
17.93
P/E Growth
2.58
Net Income
$3.47 billion
Net Margins
21.92%
Pretax Margin
28.76%
Return on Equity
25.48%
Return on Assets
7.41%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.50
Current Ratio
0.77
Quick Ratio
0.63

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.54 billion
Price / Sales
4.21
Cash Flow
$2.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.36
Book Value
$6.58 per share
Price / Book
4.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,864,280,000
Free Float
1,857,752,000
Market Cap
$61.17 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.25

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This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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