At the time of writing, Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] stock is trading at $269.81, up 3.65%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NSC shares have gain 2.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.01%, 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 09, 2025, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $288 for it. On June 02, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $278 on the stock. Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $293 on March 07, 2025. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $256 on February 03, 2025. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on October 09, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $294. In a note dated July 26, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $251 to $253.
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 $269.33 within the next 12 months. Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] shares were valued at $269.81 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.18% 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] has a current ratio of 0.78. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.70, and the Cash Ratio is 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.02, the price to book ratio is 4.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.43.
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.
