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The price of Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) closed at $290.77 in the last session, up 1.54% from day before closing price of $286.37. In other words, the price has increased by $1.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.07 million shares were traded. NSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $291.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $286.89.
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 50.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.90. 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 65244897280 and an Enterprise Value of 81443897344. As of this moment, Norfolk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.659 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.344.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NSC is 1.33, which has changed by 0.16723728 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 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 0.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NSC traded on average about 1.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 914830 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 70.71% stake in the company. Shares short for NSC as of 1767139200 were 8537896 with a Short Ratio of 6.93, compared to 1764288000 on 6406961. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8537896 and a Short% of Float of 3.81.
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 0.018856725. 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 dynamic stock of Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 21.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.81, with high estimates of $3.06 and low estimates of $2.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.33 and $11.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.02. EPS for the following year is $12.82, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $13.93 and $11.9.
Revenue Estimates
According to 17 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.06B to a low estimate of $2.95B. As of. The current estimate, Norfolk Southern Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.02BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.02B. There is a high estimate of $3.07B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.97B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NSC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.16B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.12BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.8B and the low estimate is $12.33B.
