NYSE:NSCNorfolk Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Norfolk Southern Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $192.21 +3.34 (+1.77 %) (As of 07/31/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$184.92Now: $192.21▼$193.2250-Day Range$169.15MA: $178.04▼$192.8252-Week Range$112.62Now: $192.21▼$219.88Volume1.75 million shsAverage Volume1.42 million shsMarket Capitalization$52.94 billionP/E Ratio23.91Dividend Yield1.96%Beta1.37 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company transports industrial products, including chemicals, agriculture, and metals and construction materials; and coal, automobiles, and automotive parts. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and provides commuter passenger services. As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia in the United States. Norfolk Southern Corporation was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNorfolk Southern has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $193.50, Norfolk Southern has a potential upside of 0.7% from its current price of $192.21.Amount of Analyst CoverageNorfolk Southern has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesNorfolk Southern has received 713 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNorfolk Southern has received 918 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNorfolk Southern has received 56.28% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Norfolk Southern and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NSC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NSC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNorfolk Southern pays a meaningful dividend of 1.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNorfolk Southern has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Norfolk Southern is 36.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Norfolk Southern will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.67% next year. This indicates that Norfolk Southern will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Norfolk Southern insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,616,926.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.32% of the stock of Norfolk Southern is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions67.67% of the stock of Norfolk Southern is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Norfolk Southern are expected to grow by 21.01% in the coming year, from $8.71 to $10.54 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Norfolk Southern is 23.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.03.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Norfolk Southern is 23.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 18.42.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNorfolk Southern has a PEG Ratio of 3.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNorfolk Southern has a P/B Ratio of 3.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.2Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.16 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Railroads, line-haul operating Sub-IndustryRailroads SectorTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:NSC Previous Symbol CUSIP65584410 CIK702165 Webwww.norfolksouthern.com Phone757-629-2680Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.85 Current Ratio1.21 Quick Ratio0.78Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio23.91 Forward P/E Ratio22.07 P/E Growth3.38 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.30 billion Price / Sales4.69 Cash Flow$14.93 per share Price / Cash Flow12.87 Book Value$53.96 per share Price / Book3.56Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$10.34 Net Income$2.72 billion Net Margins20.47% Return on Equity16.06% Return on Assets6.41%Miscellaneous Employees24,587 Outstanding Shares275,430,000Market Cap$52.94 billion Next Earnings Date10/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $192.21 +3.34 (+1.77 %) (As of 07/31/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive NSC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Norfolk Southern's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Norfolk Southern's stock was trading at $151.36 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NSC stock has increased by 27.0% and is now trading at $192.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Norfolk Southern? 21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Norfolk Southern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Norfolk Southern. When is Norfolk Southern's next earnings date? Norfolk Southern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Norfolk Southern. How were Norfolk Southern's earnings last quarter? Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 29th. The railroad operator reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.20. The railroad operator earned $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.06 billion. Norfolk Southern had a net margin of 20.47% and a return on equity of 16.06%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 28.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.70 earnings per share. View Norfolk Southern's earnings history. How often does Norfolk Southern pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Norfolk Southern? Norfolk Southern declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.94 per share on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 6th. View Norfolk Southern's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for NSC? 21 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Norfolk Southern's stock. Their forecasts range from $122.00 to $240.00. On average, they anticipate Norfolk Southern's stock price to reach $193.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Norfolk Southern. Has Norfolk Southern been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about NSC stock have trended negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Norfolk Southern earned a news impact score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the railroad operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Norfolk Southern. Are investors shorting Norfolk Southern? Norfolk Southern saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,530,000 shares, a drop of 18.9% from the June 30th total of 3,120,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,470,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Norfolk Southern's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Norfolk Southern's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Norfolk Southern include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Norfolk Southern own? 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), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), CSX (CSX), PepsiCo (PEP), Boeing (BA) and Caterpillar (CAT). Who are Norfolk Southern's key executives? Norfolk Southern's management team includes the following people: Mr. James A. Squires, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 58)Ms. Cynthia C. Earhart, Exec. VP of Fin. & CFO (Age 57)Mr. Michael Joseph Wheeler, Exec. VP & COO (Age 56)Mr. Alan H. Shaw, Exec. VP & Chief Marketing Officer (Age 51)Mr. John M. Scheib, Exec. VP & Chief Strategy Officer (Age 47) What is Norfolk Southern's stock symbol? Norfolk Southern trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NSC." Who are Norfolk Southern's major shareholders? Norfolk Southern's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.15%), Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC (0.15%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.14%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.12%). Company insiders that own Norfolk Southern stock include Ann A Adams, Carroll Trevor, Clyde H Allison Jr, Cynthia C Earhart, James A Squires, Jason Andrew Zampi, Jennifer F Scanlon and Michael Joseph Wheeler. View institutional ownership trends for Norfolk Southern. Which institutional investors are selling Norfolk Southern stock? NSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Hancock Whitney Corp, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Trust Co. of Virginia VA, First Trust Advisors LP, and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V.. Company insiders that have sold Norfolk Southern company stock in the last year include Ann A Adams, Clyde H Allison Jr, James A Squires, Jason Andrew Zampi, and Michael Joseph Wheeler. View insider buying and selling activity for Norfolk Southern. Which institutional investors are buying Norfolk Southern stock? NSC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Canandaigua National Corp, Pacer Advisors Inc., Dupont Capital Management Corp, Mackay Shields LLC, EFG Asset Management Americas Corp., and Raymond James & Associates. 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 activity for Norfolk Southern. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Norfolk Southern's stock price today? One share of NSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $192.21. How big of a company is Norfolk Southern? Norfolk Southern has a market capitalization of $52.94 billion and generates $11.30 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $2.72 billion in net income (profit) each year or $10.34 on an earnings per share basis. Norfolk Southern employs 24,587 workers across the globe. What is Norfolk Southern's official website? The official website for Norfolk Southern is www.norfolksouthern.com. How can I contact Norfolk Southern? 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] This page was last updated on 8/3/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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