Norfolk Southern (NSC) Competitors $279.88 +2.08 (+0.75%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$280.94 +1.07 (+0.38%) As of 08/29/2025 07:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NSC vs. CSX, JBHT, CNI, CP, UNP, UPS, RVSN, FDX, DAL, and RYAAYShould you be buying Norfolk Southern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norfolk Southern include CSX (CSX), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Union Pacific (UNP), United Parcel Service (UPS), Rail Vision (RVSN), FedEx (FDX), Delta Air Lines (DAL), and Ryanair (RYAAY). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Norfolk Southern vs. Its Competitors CSX J.B. Hunt Transport Services Canadian National Railway Canadian Pacific Kansas City Union Pacific United Parcel Service Rail Vision FedEx Delta Air Lines Ryanair Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, NSC or CSX? Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NSC or CSX more profitable? Norfolk Southern has a net margin of 27.51% compared to CSX's net margin of 21.92%. CSX's return on equity of 25.48% beat Norfolk Southern's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Norfolk Southern27.51% 19.35% 6.35% CSX 21.92%25.48%7.41% Is NSC or CSX a better dividend stock? Norfolk Southern pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Norfolk Southern pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSX pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CSX has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NSC or CSX? CSX has higher revenue and earnings than Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorfolk Southern$12.12B5.19$2.62B$14.8018.91CSX$14.54B4.17$3.47B$1.6220.07 Do analysts recommend NSC or CSX? Norfolk Southern presently has a consensus price target of $285.15, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. CSX has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.81%. Given CSX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CSX is more favorable than Norfolk Southern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Norfolk Southern 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NSC or CSX? 75.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CSX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to NSC or CSX? In the previous week, CSX had 42 more articles in the media than Norfolk Southern. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for CSX and 31 mentions for Norfolk Southern. Norfolk Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat CSX's score of 0.79 indicating that Norfolk Southern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Norfolk Southern 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CSX 34 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCSX beats Norfolk Southern on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Norfolk Southern News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorfolk SouthernTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.89B$45.00B$7.31B$21.37BDividend Yield1.93%1.77%949.26%3.49%P/E Ratio18.9112.1113.7729.33Price / Sales5.195.08474.5452.62Price / Cash15.6922.057.9223.91Price / Book4.252.772.205.36Net Income$2.62B$2.47B$571.12M$996.52M7 Day Performance-1.44%-1.39%0.00%0.34%1 Month Performance0.15%1.40%3.90%4.69%1 Year Performance9.26%-1.86%8.12%11.68% Norfolk Southern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NSCNorfolk Southern3.9212 of 5 stars$279.88+0.7%$285.15+1.9%+11.0%$62.89B$12.12B18.9119,600Positive NewsCSXCSX4.5232 of 5 stars$32.81-5.1%$37.00+12.8%-4.2%$61.17B$14.16B20.2523,500High Trading VolumeJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.7898 of 5 stars$142.75-4.9%$164.90+15.5%-15.8%$13.82B$12.09B25.9533,646Positive NewsCNICanadian National Railway4.3297 of 5 stars$94.98-1.0%$118.36+24.6%-17.2%$59.30B$12.44B18.2725,428News CoveragePositive NewsCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.4172 of 5 stars$73.42-1.9%$92.30+25.7%-7.4%$67.08B$10.62B22.8719,797Positive NewsUNPUnion Pacific4.7456 of 5 stars$223.36-2.0%$258.21+15.6%-11.7%$132.46B$24.25B19.4132,439Positive NewsUPSUnited Parcel Service4.9835 of 5 stars$87.75-1.2%$112.81+28.6%-31.1%$74.37B$90.31B13.06490,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRVSNRail Vision0.6604 of 5 stars$0.38-2.7%N/A-22.3%$19.97M$1.30M-0.0960Positive NewsFDXFedEx4.6631 of 5 stars$232.98-1.6%$283.13+21.5%-22.0%$54.97B$87.93B13.80440,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.4676 of 5 stars$60.45-2.0%$66.21+9.5%+48.7%$39.47B$61.64B8.76100,000News CoveragePositive NewsRYAAYRyanair3.6263 of 5 stars$65.51-1.8%$111.50+70.2%-42.1%$34.74B$14.66B15.3825,952News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Competitors JBHT Competitors CNI Competitors CP Competitors UNP Competitors UPS Competitors RVSN Competitors FDX Competitors DAL Competitors RYAAY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NSC) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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