Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] stock prices are down -0.36% to $278.0 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 25, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $300 for it. Previously, TD Cowen upgraded its rating to Buy on July 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $323. On July 09, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $288 on the stock. Goldman downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $278 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 02, 2025. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on March 07, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $293. In a note dated February 03, 2025, Loop Capital downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and revised its target price from $289 to $256.
The stock price of Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] has been fluctuating between $201.63 and $288.11 over the past year. 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 $278.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.12% based on the average NSC price forecast.
Analyzing the NSC fundamentals
The Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC] reported sales of 12.18B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.41%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.36%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.28%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.17.
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 276.42 points at the first support level, and at 274.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 279.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 281.92.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE:NSC]’s Current Ratio is 0.79. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.71, and the Cash Ratio is 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.12, the price to book ratio is 4.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.78.
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.
