A share price of Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] is currently trading at $235.21, down -0.23%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The NSC shares have gain 0.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.83%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 07, 2025, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $293. Previously, Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold on February 03, 2025, and dropped its price target to $256. On October 09, 2024, Citigroup initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $294 on the stock. TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and increased its price target to $253 on July 26, 2024. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Overweight rating for this stock on June 07, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $270. In a note dated May 23, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $270.
Norfolk Southern Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $206.71 and $277.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $284.1 within the next 12 months. Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] shares were valued at $235.21 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.79% based on the average NSC price forecast.
Analyzing the NSC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] were 12.12B which represents -1.59% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.22.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 233.94 points at the first support level, and at 232.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 236.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 238.51.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] is 0.90. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.39, the price to book ratio is 3.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved LAMPHERE GILBERT H, Director, that happened on Jan 31 ’25 when 607.0 shares were purchased. Director, ANDERSON RICHARD H completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to buy 400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Clyburn William Jr. bought 201.0 shares on Dec 13 ’24.
