NYSE:NSC

Norfolk Southern - NSC Price Target & Analyst Ratings

$199.42

-1.16 (-0.58%)

(As of 03/23/2023 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $198.29
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$202.69
50-Day Range: $199.42
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$256.66
52-Week Range: $198.29
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$291.55

Volume: 1.65 million shs
Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
Market Capitalization: $45.42 billion

P/E Ratio: 14.35
Dividend Yield: 2.71%
Price Target: $249.83

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Norfolk Southern Consensus Rating and Price Target (2023)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Analyst Rating

Hold
Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Consensus Analyst Price Target

$249.83
25.28% Upside

High Prediction	$305.00
Average Prediction	$249.83
Low Prediction	$177.00

Type	Current 3/24/22 to 3/24/23	1 Month Ago 2/22/22 to 2/22/23	3 Months Ago 12/24/21 to 12/24/22	1 Year Ago 3/24/21 to 3/24/22
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	13 Hold rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$249.83	$250.17	$249.33	$305.84
Predicted Upside	25.28% Upside	6.77% Upside	8.23% Upside	8.31% Upside

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NSC Analyst Ratings By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

NSC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Norfolk Southern Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Norfolk Southern	Transportation Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.35	2.45	2.47
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold
Predicted Upside	25.28% Upside	265.58% Upside	24.70% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News	Neutral News	Positive News

Historical Target Prices and Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
3/20/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$266.00 ➝ $258.00	+25.31%
3/15/2023	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
2/21/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$255.00	+11.77%
2/14/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$272.00 ➝ $269.00	+12.22%
1/26/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$253.00 ➝ $244.00	+2.05%
1/26/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$236.00 ➝ $232.00	-4.51%

1/26/2023	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$280.00 ➝ $270.00	+11.12%
1/26/2023	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$256.00 ➝ $259.00	+6.60%
1/26/2023	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Perform	$245.00 ➝ $250.00	+2.89%
1/26/2023	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$225.00 ➝ $231.00	-4.93%
1/26/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$285.00 ➝ $275.00	+13.18%
1/25/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		$261.00 ➝ $266.00	+9.48%
1/4/2023	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$285.00 ➝ $245.00	-1.09%
12/5/2022	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		$240.00 ➝ $255.00	+0.37%
11/29/2022	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$225.00 ➝ $250.00	+0.58%
10/27/2022	Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$247.00 ➝ $243.00	+7.49%
10/27/2022	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$225.00 ➝ $230.00	+1.79%
10/27/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		$218.00 ➝ $220.00	-0.95%
10/27/2022	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight	$178.00 ➝ $177.00	-20.31%
10/27/2022	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$229.00 ➝ $235.00	+5.80%
10/17/2022	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $271.00	+26.94%
10/13/2022	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
10/7/2022	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$280.00 ➝ $240.00	+9.62%
7/12/2022	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$278.00 ➝ $266.00	+20.36%
7/12/2021	Atlantic Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$276.00	+4.69%
3/26/2021	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$240.00	-10.45%
1/11/2021	Smith Barney Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target		$250.00 ➝ $290.00	+13.99%
10/8/2020	CSFB Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$241.00 ➝ $246.00	+14.39%

(Data available from 3/24/2018 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

NSC Price Target - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Norfolk Southern's consensus rating and price target?: According to the issued ratings of 23 analysts in the last year, the consensus rating for Norfolk Southern stock is Hold based on the current 1 sell rating, 13 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for NSC. The average twelve-month price prediction for Norfolk Southern is $249.83 with a high price target of $305.00 and a low price target of $177.00. Learn more on NSC's analyst rating history.
Do Wall Street analysts like Norfolk Southern more than its competitors?: Analysts like Norfolk Southern less than other Transportation companies. The consensus rating score for Norfolk Southern is 2.35 while the average consensus rating score for transportation companies is 2.45. Learn more on how NSC compares to other companies.
Is Norfolk Southern being upgraded or downgraded by Wall Street analysts?: Over the previous 90 days, Norfolk Southern's stock had 2 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

Does Norfolk Southern's stock price have much upside?: According to analysts, Norfolk Southern's stock has a predicted upside of 7.00% based on their 12-month price targets.
What analysts cover Norfolk Southern?: Norfolk Southern has been rated by Argus, Bank of America, Benchmark, BMO Capital Markets, Cowen, Credit Suisse Group, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Royal Bank of Canada, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

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This page (NYSE:NSC) was last updated on 3/24/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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