NYSE:NSCNorfolk Southern Stock Price, Forecast & News

Norfolk Southern's stock was trading at $151.36 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NSC shares have increased by 13.3% and is now trading at $171.47. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Norfolk Southern in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The railroad operator reported $2.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.25 by $0.33. The railroad operator earned $2.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.57 billion. Norfolk Southern had a net margin of 21.89% and a return on equity of 18.12%. The business's revenue was down 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.51 earnings per share. View Norfolk Southern's earnings history.

Norfolk Southern announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share on Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $3.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 7th. View Norfolk Southern's dividend history.

23 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Norfolk Southern's shares. Their forecasts range from $122.00 to $240.00. On average, they expect Norfolk Southern's stock price to reach $190.19 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Norfolk Southern.

News stories about NSC stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Norfolk Southern earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the railroad operator a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutNorfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,840,000 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the April 30th total of 3,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,000,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Norfolk Southern's Current Options Chain.

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

Norfolk Southern's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.89%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5.24%), State Street Corp (4.53%), Capital World Investors (2.48%), Capital International Investors (2.40%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.89%). Company insiders that own Norfolk Southern stock include Ann A Adams, Carroll Trevor, Cynthia C Earhart, James A Squires, Jason Andrew Zampi, Jennifer F Scanlon and Michael Joseph Wheeler. View institutional ownership trends for Norfolk Southern.

NSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Alliancebernstein L.P., Personal Capital Advisors Corp, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, and Capital International Investors. Company insiders that have sold Norfolk Southern company stock in the last year include Ann A Adams, Jason Andrew Zampi, and Michael Joseph Wheeler. View insider buying and selling activity for Norfolk Southern.

NSC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, Viking Global Investors LP, Franklin Resources Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Silver Lake Advisory LLC, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., and Swiss National Bank. 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.

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 $171.47.

Norfolk Southern has a market capitalization of $43.93 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.

The official website for Norfolk Southern is 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]