Currently, Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] is trading at $280.26, up 1.04%. 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 8.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.70%, 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 July 21, 2025, when TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $323 for it. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on July 09, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $288. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $278 on June 02, 2025. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $293 as its price target on March 07, 2025. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 03, 2025, and downed its price target to $256. In a note dated October 09, 2024, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $294 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $201.63 and a high of $280.00 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $269.33 within the next 12 months. Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] shares were valued at $280.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.9% based on the average NSC price forecast.
Analyzing the NSC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] were 12.11B which represents -0.37% decline. 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 277.75 points at the first support level, and at 275.24 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 281.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 283.70.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] is 0.78. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.70, while the Cash Ratio is 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.22, the price to book ratio is 4.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.14.
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.
