At the time of writing, Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] stock is trading at $252.93, up 1.00%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The NSC shares have gain 0.64% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.76%, and 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 June 02, 2025, when Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $278 for it. Previously, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock with Buy rating on March 07, 2025, and set its price target to $293. On February 03, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $256 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $294 on October 09, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated its recommendation of a Hold and raised its price target to $253 on July 26, 2024. In a note dated June 07, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $270 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Norfolk Southern Corp fluctuated between $201.63 and $277.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $271 within the next 12 months. Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] shares were valued at $252.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.14% based on the average NSC price forecast.
Analyzing the NSC fundamentals
According to Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC], the company’s sales were 12.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.37% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.41%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.35%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.27%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.19.
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 250.92 points at the first support level, and at 248.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 254.66, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 256.39.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] has a current ratio of 0.78. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.70 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.71, the price to book ratio is 3.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.27.
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.
