Norfolk Southern (NSC) Competitors $296.70 +0.84 (+0.28%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$298.88 +2.18 (+0.73%) As of 06:11 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 WABShould 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 Wabtec (WAB). 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 Wabtec Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NSC or CSX? 75.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.6% of CSX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Norfolk Southern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CSX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer NSC or CSX? Norfolk Southern presently has a consensus price target of $293.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. CSX has a consensus price target of $38.26, indicating a potential upside of 6.43%. Given CSX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36CSX 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$12.12B5.50$2.62B$14.8020.05CSX$14.54B4.61$3.47B$1.6222.19 Which has more volatility & risk, NSC or CSX? Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSX has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% 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 1.8%. CSX pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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 raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Does the media favor NSC or CSX? In the previous week, Norfolk Southern had 3 more articles in the media than CSX. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Norfolk Southern and 23 mentions for CSX. Norfolk Southern's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat CSX's score of 0.28 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 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CSX 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryCSX beats Norfolk Southern on 12 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$66.64B$46.72B$7.15B$22.04BDividend Yield1.80%1.72%940.03%3.57%P/E Ratio20.0512.5315.1129.86Price / Sales5.508.10816.3488.51Price / Cash16.7922.237.9724.65Price / Book4.692.962.494.64Net Income$2.62B$2.47B$555.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.64%1.26%0.84%0.54%1 Month Performance7.67%9.02%5.68%3.12%1 Year Performance22.00%7.39%5.63%15.34% Norfolk Southern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NSCNorfolk Southern3.742 of 5 stars$296.70+0.3%$293.25-1.2%+21.4%$66.64B$12.12B20.0519,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCSXCSX4.2102 of 5 stars$35.83+5.4%$37.36+4.3%+7.0%$66.80B$14.54B22.1223,500Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.3495 of 5 stars$134.80+0.3%$163.57+21.3%-14.7%$13.05B$12.09B24.5133,646Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCNICanadian National Railway4.3955 of 5 stars$93.94+1.1%$116.86+24.4%-14.3%$58.32B$12.44B18.0725,428News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.1669 of 5 stars$73.53+0.0%$91.88+25.0%-4.2%$66.68B$10.62B22.9119,797Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUNPUnion Pacific4.7567 of 5 stars$235.98+0.3%$260.00+10.2%-2.0%$139.94B$24.25B20.5032,439Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUPSUnited Parcel Service4.9743 of 5 stars$84.46+0.9%$111.38+31.9%-34.4%$71.59B$91.07B12.57490,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRVSNRail Vision1.1734 of 5 stars$0.39+1.8%N/A+51.1%$20.51M$776K-0.0960Gap DownFDXFedEx4.7095 of 5 stars$236.53-0.5%$271.67+14.9%-6.9%$55.81B$87.93B13.81440,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDALDelta Air Lines4.7795 of 5 stars$57.73+0.9%$66.99+16.0%+14.6%$37.69B$61.64B8.37100,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWABWabtec4.7174 of 5 stars$197.65+0.5%$222.88+12.8%+8.6%$33.79B$10.39B29.5029,500Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSX Competitors JBHT Competitors CNI Competitors CP Competitors UNP Competitors UPS Competitors RVSN Competitors FDX Competitors DAL Competitors WAB 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | SponsoredU.S. Government Blocked NVIDIA’s Buyout… Here’s WhyThe U.S. government doesn't normally block billion-dollar tech deals. 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