NYSE:NSC - Norfolk Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News

Norfolk Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NSC."

Norfolk Southern declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share on Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 31st. View Norfolk Southern's Dividend History.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The railroad operator reported $2.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.08. The railroad operator had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.86 billion. Norfolk Southern had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 23.98%. The business's revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.52 EPS. View Norfolk Southern's Earnings History.

Norfolk Southern is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Norfolk Southern.

18 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Norfolk Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $237.00. On average, they anticipate Norfolk Southern's stock price to reach $206.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Norfolk Southern.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Norfolk Southern in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Norfolk Southern.

Headlines about NSC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Norfolk Southern earned a news sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Norfolk Southern.

Some companies that are related to Norfolk Southern include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), CENT JAPAN RWY/ADR (CJPRY), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Norfolk Southern investors own include Union Pacific (UNP), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon Communications (VZ), PepsiCo (PEP), Exxon Mobil (XOM), CSX (CSX), Intel (INTC), Caterpillar (CAT), AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA).

Norfolk Southern's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.23%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.40%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.31%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.25%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.23%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.19%). Company insiders that own Norfolk Southern stock include Carroll Trevor, Cynthia C Earhart, James A Squires, Jason Andrew Zampi, Jennifer F Scanlon, Michael Joseph Wheeler and Thomas E Hurlbut. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Norfolk Southern.

NSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., PointState Capital LP, Man Group plc, State Street Corp, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Artemis Investment Management LLP, State of Tennessee Treasury Department and Squarepoint Ops LLC. Company insiders that have sold Norfolk Southern company stock in the last year include James A Squires, Jason Andrew Zampi and Michael Joseph Wheeler. View Insider Buying and Selling for Norfolk Southern.

NSC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Millennium Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Zimmer Partners LP, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC and State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D. Company insiders that have bought Norfolk Southern stock in the last two years include Carroll Trevor and Jennifer F Scanlon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Norfolk Southern.

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

One share of NSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $190.07.

Norfolk Southern has a market capitalization of $49.56 billion and generates $11.46 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $2.67 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.51 on an earnings per share basis. Norfolk Southern employs 26,662 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Norfolk Southern.

The official website for Norfolk Southern is http://www.norfolksouthern.com/.

Norfolk Southern's mailing address is THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, NORFOLK VA, 23510. The railroad operator can be reached via phone at 757-629-2680 or via email at [email protected]