NSC

Norfolk Southern Corp

Sep 17 • 03:28PM ET

278.04

-0.05 -0.02 %

Industrials • Railroads • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	18.78	EPS (ttm)	14.80	Insider Own	0.05%	Shs Outstand	224.61M	Perf Week	2.08%
Market Cap	62.38B	Forward P/E	19.79	EPS next Y	14.05	Insider Trans	0.00%	Shs Float	224.24M	Perf Month	-0.63%
Enterprise Value	78.44B	PEG	2.11	EPS next Q	3.32	Inst Own	79.66%	Short Float	1.31%	Perf Quarter	11.03%
Income	3.35B	P/S	5.12	EPS this Y	6.20%	Inst Trans	1.18%	Short Ratio	1.35	Perf Half Y	18.54%
Sales	12.18B	P/B	4.22	EPS next Y	11.61%	ROA	7.72%	Short Interest	2.94M	Perf YTD	18.47%
Book/sh	65.83	P/C	47.87	EPS next 5Y	8.92%	ROE	24.11%	52W High	291.69 -4.68%	Perf Year	13.12%
Cash/sh	5.81	P/FCF	30.82	EPS past 3/5Y	-1.51% 2.46%	ROIC	10.71%	52W Low	201.63 37.89%	Perf 3Y	10.96%
Dividend Est.	5.43 (1.95%)	EV/EBITDA	13.61	Sales past 3/5Y	2.85% 1.42%	Gross Margin	36.06%	Volatility	1.33% 1.73%	Perf 5Y	30.43%
Dividend TTM	5.40 (1.94%)	EV/Sales	6.44	EPS Y/Y TTM	86.84%	Oper. Margin	36.06%	ATR (14)	4.52	Perf 10Y	252.21%
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 01, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.71	Sales Y/Y TTM	0.71%	Profit Margin	27.48%	RSI (14)	52.38	Recom	2.48
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	9.09% 8.45%	Current Ratio	0.79	EPS Q/Q	4.86%	SMA20	0.09%	Beta	1.31	Target Price	300.68
Payout	46.66%	Debt/Eq	1.17	Sales Q/Q	2.17%	SMA50	0.46%	Rel Volume	1.20	Prev Close	278.09
Employees	19600	LT Debt/Eq	1.11	Earnings	Jul 29 BMO	SMA200	10.93%	Avg Volume	2.17M	Price	278.04
IPO	Jun 02, 1982	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-0.45% -0.58%	Trades		Volume	2,414,006	Change	-0.02%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-25-25	Downgrade	Jefferies	Buy → Hold	$300
Jul-21-25	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$323
Jul-09-25	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral	$288
Jul-01-25	Resumed	Robert W. Baird	Neutral	$255
Jun-02-25	Downgrade	Goldman	Buy → Neutral	$278
Mar-07-25	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Buy	$293
Feb-03-25	Downgrade	Loop Capital	Buy → Hold	$289 → $256
Oct-09-24	Initiated	Citigroup	Buy	$294
Jul-26-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Hold	$251 → $253
Jul-08-24	Resumed	Morgan Stanley	Underweight	$175
Jun-07-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$270
May-23-24	Upgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$270
Apr-08-24	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$300
Mar-21-24	Reiterated	TD Cowen	Market Perform	$236 → $253
Mar-04-24	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$238 → $302
Feb-21-24	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$255 → $305
Jan-29-24	Downgrade	TD Cowen	Outperform → Market Perform	$233 → $236
Jan-29-24	Downgrade	Stifel	Buy → Hold	$250 → $233
Jan-29-24	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$185 → $175
Jan-22-24	Upgrade	Bernstein	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$272

Show Previous Ratings

Sep-16-25 12:04PM	Rail merger warning: Higher costs, worse service ahead (FreightWaves)
07:19AM	UP, NS intermodal service to connect western, southern markets (Supply Chain Dive)
Sep-15-25 04:56PM	Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk (The Wall Street Journal)
04:25PM	This Railroad Stock Is On Track for Gains After Merger Mania. The Case to Buy. (Barrons.com)
11:29AM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern roll out new domestic intermodal (FreightWaves)
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08:00AM	New Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Intermodal Gateway Expands Market Access (PR Newswire)
07:47AM	This Railroad Stock Is On Track for Gains. The Case to Buy. (Barrons.com)
Sep-12-25 05:41PM	Trump, Union Pacific CEO Discussed $72 Billion Acquisition of Norfolk Southern (Bloomberg)
02:41PM	Union Pacific CEO held talks with Trump on $85 billion plan to buy Norfolk (Reuters)
02:06PM	After Trump Meeting, Union Pacific CEO Defends Norfolk Southern Deal as Catalyst for Fiercer Rail Competition (Sourcing Journal)
Sep-11-25 01:51PM	Trump Nominates New Board Member for Regulator Weighing Rail Merger (The Wall Street Journal)
09:35AM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern: Rival alliances bolster merger case (FreightWaves)
Sep-10-25 08:39PM	Union Pacific CEO Vena says Norfolk Southern merger will win approval (Reuters)
09:22AM	CN, CSX join on new Nashville intermodal service (FreightWaves)
05:05AM	How a transcontinental railroad could speed up intermodal transfers (Supply Chain Dive)
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Sep-09-25 11:32PM	Reflecting On Transportation and Logistics Stocks' Q2 Earnings: Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) (StockStory)
Sep-08-25 03:09AM	Is Norfolk Southern Stock Underperforming the Dow? (Barchart)
Sep-05-25 08:04AM	Norfolk Southern to present at Morgan Stanley 13th Annual Laguna Conference (PR Newswire)
Sep-02-25 12:20PM	Goldman Sachs Predicts Potential Record-Breaking M&A in 2026 (Bloomberg)
11:10AM	White Paper: State of the Industry September 2025 (FreightWaves)
Sep-01-25 08:37AM	SCCM Enhanced Equity Income Fund Purchased Norfolk Southern (NSC) in Q2 (Insider Monkey)
Aug-31-25 09:54AM	Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)'s Merger Could Suffer From CSX CEO's Belief, Says Jim Cramer (Insider Monkey)
Aug-30-25 09:00AM	Trumps Revenge Summer Heats Up With Fed Ouster, Bolton Raid (Bloomberg)
Aug-29-25 05:00PM	Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk (The Wall Street Journal)
09:45AM	Trump fires Robert Primus amid Norfolk buyout review, WSJ says (TipRanks)
Aug-28-25 11:30AM	Why Is Norfolk Southern (NSC) Down 2.4% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
09:46AM	Trump Fires Board Member of Regulator Weighing Rail Merger (The Wall Street Journal)
Aug-27-25 09:06AM	Here's Why Investors Should Give Norfolk Southern Stock a Miss Now (Zacks)
Aug-26-25 05:12PM	CSX railroad's merger prospects derail as BNSF and CPKC make clear they aren't interested in a deal (Associated Press Finance)
05:03PM	Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk (The Wall Street Journal)
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04:20PM	CSX Stock Drops Because Buffett Isn't Interested in Rail Merger. It Has Wider Consequences. (Barrons.com)
04:04PM	Analysis-Canadian Pacific joins Buffett in rejecting railroad consolidation, narrowing merger prospects (Reuters)
12:50PM	CPKC shares climb as firm rejects rail consolidation push (Investing.com)
12:02PM	CPKC Opposes Union Pacific's Merger with Norfolk Southern (The Wall Street Journal)
08:10AM	CSX Stock Falls, Buffett Isn't Interested in Rail Merger. That Has Much Wider Consequences. (Barrons.com)
06:40AM	How Hurricane Katrina killed Amtraks transcontinental train (SmartCities Dive)
06:03AM	CPKC: Railroads should focus on interline partnerships, not mergers (FreightWaves)
Aug-25-25 01:24PM	Buffett shoots down talk of Berkshire railroad merger, CSX shares slide (Reuters)
12:26PM	Buffett: Berkshire will not bid for CSX or Norfolk Southern (FreightWaves)
01:22AM	Stocks waver on Wall Street after last week's rally (Associated Press Finance)
Aug-22-25 06:28PM	CSX, BNSF Pact Sparks Debate on Whether Another Rail Merger Is Approaching (The Wall Street Journal)
02:57PM	CSX and Warren Buffett's BNSF Made News. Why Investors Are Disappointed. (Barrons.com)
02:39PM	BNSF and CSX announce new joint domestic and international intermodal service (FreightWaves)
11:57AM	CSX-BNSF railroad pact lessens expectations of quick merger, analysts say (Reuters)
02:08AM	Lutnick backs Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern rail merger (FreightWaves)
Aug-21-25 02:39PM	Why CSX Needs a 'Kick in the Pants'-and What It Means for the Stock (Barrons.com)
07:37AM	Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Norfolk Southern Stock? (Barchart)
Aug-20-25 01:35PM	Will CSX Explore Merger Options Post Pressure From Activist Investor? (Zacks)
10:20AM	Ancoras Activist Letter to CSX Is Unnecessarily Aggressive, This Analyst Says. The Railroads Stock Is Down. (Barrons.com)
07:26AM	This Railroad Stock Is Chugging Along to a New All-Time High (MarketBeat)
Aug-19-25 04:25PM	CSX Faces Mounting Pressure to Pursue Railroad Merger. An Activist Steps In. (Barrons.com)
03:36PM	Ancora urges CSX to pursue merger or replace CEO amid rail industry shakeup (Reuters)
02:31PM	Activist investor urges CSX to engage in alternative merger discussions (FreightWaves)
01:16PM	Activist Ancora Pressures Railroad Operator CSX to Explore Deal (The Wall Street Journal)
11:39AM	Exclusive-Toms Capital seeks CSX meeting after buying stake, sources say (Reuters)
Aug-18-25 03:43PM	Union Pacific Ordered to Pay Damages for Retaliating Against Worker (The Wall Street Journal)
03:15AM	Podcast: Will the M&A Rebound Last? (The Wall Street Journal)
Aug-13-25 03:00AM	A Secret to Buffett's Success at Berkshire: Issue Little Stock for Deals, None to Employees (Barrons.com)
Aug-12-25 09:40AM	Starbucks upgraded, Shopify downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Aug-11-25 09:38AM	Industry Veteran Gary Long Appointed New President & CEO for REMPREX, Inc. (PR Newswire)
Aug-08-25 03:41PM	Norfolk Southern (NSC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q2 Earnings? (StockStory)
Aug-07-25 02:09PM	ELD Asset Management: M&A Hits Three-Year High (PR Newswire)
08:45AM	Grain, automotive keep U.S. rail traffic ahead of 2024 (FreightWaves)
Aug-06-25 11:55AM	Infrastructure fund pays $1B to acquire largest US regional railroad (FreightWaves)
09:00AM	Union Pacific Is Buying Norfolk Southern in a Major Railway Deal. Should You Buy the Dividend Stock Here? (Barchart)
Aug-05-25 12:32PM	High-grade US firms finance new M&A with more equity and cash, less debt (Reuters)
Aug-04-25 05:22PM	Berkshire Stock Was Hammered Monday. It's Like 1999 Again. (Barrons.com)
01:53PM	Global M&A hits $2.6 trillion peak year-to-date, boosted by AI and quest for growth (Reuters)
01:30PM	Why Berkshire Hathaway may face 'pressure' to pay cash dividend (Yahoo Finance Video)
08:00AM	UP-NS merger puts intermodal giants on the wrong side of the map (FreightWaves)
07:31AM	Largest U.S. Rail Union to Oppose Union Pacific--Norfolk Southern $85 Billion Merger (GuruFocus.com)
06:16AM	Rail merger will bring dismal service, high rates, says shippers group (FreightWaves)
Aug-03-25 11:47AM	Rail customers urge regulators to block Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern deal, FT reports (Reuters)
Aug-01-25 03:53PM	CSX on the Hot Seat from Activist Ancora Following UP-NSC Takeover (Sourcing Journal)
01:53PM	M&A Is Back. These Stocks Could Be Targets. (Barrons.com)
12:18PM	What investors should do as the stock market flashes warnings beyond Trump's tariffs (MarketWatch)
12:00PM	Listen: How Logistics Operators Are Navigating Trade-War Turmoil (The Wall Street Journal)
11:24AM	Berkshire's BNSF May Be Feeling Merger Pressure (Bloomberg)
12:01AM	Train Stocks Could Fare Well as Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merge. Picking Winners. (Barrons.com)
Jul-31-25 11:32PM	Jim Cramer Says Norfolk Southern and UNP "Will Get the Deal Done, But Not For a Long Time" (Insider Monkey)
09:15PM	Hub Group is fully behind a potential UP-NS transcontinental railroad creation (FreightWaves)
08:52PM	Report: CSX talks with investment bank about merger options (FreightWaves)
04:34PM	CSX working with Goldman Sachs to explore strategic options, Bloomberg News reports (Reuters)
04:05PM	Hub Group Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results (GlobeNewswire)
04:03PM	Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Jim Cramer Believes The Union Pacific Deal Won't See Competition (Insider Monkey)
02:10PM	Rail deal will open new markets for top US container port (FreightWaves)
12:43PM	Schneider National not yet choosing sides on potential changes to railroad landscape (FreightWaves)
12:18PM	Activist investor may target CSX, citing slumping financial performance (FreightWaves)
10:40AM	Activist investor to reap handsome return in Union Pacific Norfolk Southern merger (FreightWaves)
02:04AM	Analyst Report: Norfolk Southern Corporation (Morningstar Research)
Jul-30-25 07:36PM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern aim to file merger application by Jan 29 (Reuters)
04:20PM	While shippers cite merger concerns, rival railroad looks instead to collaborations (FreightWaves)
04:03PM	Union Pacific to acquire Norfolk Southern to create first transcontinental railroad in US (Railway Technology)
03:07PM	Analyst Report: Norfolk Southern Corporation (Morningstar Research)
02:30PM	CPKC sees profits and revenue jump on stronger volumes (FreightWaves)
12:47PM	Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern submit merger pre-filing (FreightWaves)
11:30AM	ETFs That Stand to Benefit From the Historic UNP-NSC Merger (Zacks)
11:03AM	Norfolk Stock Drops on Union Pacific Merger. That Isn't Supposed to Happen. (Barrons.com)
09:40AM	Peloton upgraded, Booking downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
06:42AM	Stock Markets Beware Summer Scares. What Microsoft Must Learn From Novo's $75 Billion Crash. (Barrons.com)

Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Its services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. The company was founded on July 23, 1980, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
George Mark R	President & CEO	Sep 13 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,653	0	19,105	Sep 16 04:08 PM
LAMPHERE GILBERT H	Director	Aug 01 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	460	0	2,947	Aug 04 03:29 PM
Orr John F	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Apr 26 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	9,021	0	9,021	Apr 29 09:30 AM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	712	0	17,383	Feb 03 07:52 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	252	0	2,888	Feb 03 07:26 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	252	0	4,148	Feb 03 07:26 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	Jan 30 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	527	0	2,351	Feb 03 07:26 PM
LAMPHERE GILBERT H	Director	Jan 31 '25	Buy	259.86	607	157,735	2,487	Feb 03 07:08 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 28 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	249	0	2,705	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 27 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	220	0	2,517	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Zampi Jason Andrew	EVP & CFO	Jan 26 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	247	0	2,365	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 28 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	189	0	3,948	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 27 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	252	0	3,829	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Moore Claiborne L	Vice President & Controller	Jan 26 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	247	0	3,645	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	Jan 28 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	249	0	844	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	Jan 27 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	515	0	814	Jan 30 07:38 PM
Elkins Claude E	EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	Jan 26 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	520	0	520	Jan 30 07:38 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 28 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	704	0	15,310	Jan 30 07:38 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 27 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	775	0	14,911	Jan 30 07:38 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Jan 26 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	625	0	14,382	Jan 30 07:38 PM
ANDERSON RICHARD H	Director	Dec 13 '24	Buy	248.65	400	99,459	4,400	Dec 16 08:16 AM
Clyburn William Jr.	Director	Dec 13 '24	Buy	248.41	201	49,930	201	Dec 16 08:16 AM
Fahmy Sameh	Director	Dec 12 '24	Buy	249.37	350	87,280	10,350	Dec 13 02:40 PM
George Mark R	President & CEO	Dec 11 '24	Buy	249.84	200	49,967	13,757	Dec 12 04:27 PM
Fahmy Sameh	Director	Oct 24 '24	Buy	255.00	1,000	255,000	10,000	Oct 25 08:55 AM
ANDERSON RICHARD H	Director	Oct 24 '24	Buy	257.85	1,000	257,850	4,000	Oct 25 08:55 AM

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