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The price of Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) closed at $294.06 in the last session, down -0.07% from day before closing price of $294.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. NSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $294.565 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $291.32.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NSC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 50.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.09.
On October 24, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $320 to $314. Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 25, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $300.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’25 when Clyburn William Jr. bought 204 shares for $294.79 per share. The transaction valued at 60,137 led to the insider holds 405 shares of the business.
Bhatt Anil sold 900 shares of NSC for $253,442 on Nov 19 ’25. The EVP & CIDO now owns 1,413 shares after completing the transaction at $281.60 per share. On Nov 19 ’25, another insider, Anil Bhatt, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 900 shares for $281.60 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NSC now has a Market Capitalization of 65983131648 and an Enterprise Value of 82182127616. As of this moment, Norfolk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.88 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.72 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.474.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NSC is 1.33, which has changed by 0.19429779 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NSC has reached a high of $302.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $201.63. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.95%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NSC traded on average about 1.43M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1432010 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 244.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 244.57M. Insiders hold about 0.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.35% stake in the company. Shares short for NSC as of 1764288000 were 6406961 with a Short Ratio of 4.48, compared to 1761868800 on 6239391. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6406961 and a Short% of Float of 2.86.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NSC is 5.40, which was 5.4 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018351117. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.01. The current Payout Ratio is 46.66% for NSC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-10-10 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 20.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.94, with high estimates of $3.08 and low estimates of $2.8.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.33 and $11.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.14. EPS for the following year is $13.13, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $13.93 and $12.45.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.05B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.1B to a low estimate of $3B. As of. The current estimate, Norfolk Southern Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.02BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.05B. There is a high estimate of $3.09B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.03B.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NSC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.31B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.2B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.12BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.66B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.95B and the low estimate is $12.42B.
