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Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) closed the day trading at $237.18 down -0.31% from the previous closing price of $237.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. NSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $238.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $236.39.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NSC, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.65 and its Current Ratio is at 0.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.21.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 09, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $294.
On July 26, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $251 to $253.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 13 ’24 when ANDERSON RICHARD H bought 400 shares for $248.65 per share. The transaction valued at 99,459 led to the insider holds 4,400 shares of the business.
Clyburn William Jr. bought 201 shares of NSC for $49,930 on Dec 13 ’24. The Director now owns 201 shares after completing the transaction at $248.41 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Fahmy Sameh, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 350 shares for $249.37 each. As a result, the insider paid 87,280 and bolstered with 10,350 shares of the company.
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 53659602944 and an Enterprise Value of 69732016128. As of this moment, Norfolk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.62. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.729 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.843.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NSC has reached a high of $277.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $206.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.38%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NSC traded about 1.20M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NSC traded about 1573700 shares per day. A total of 226.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 226.09M. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.76% stake in the company. Shares short for NSC as of 1732838400 were 2156581 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1730332800 on 2193094. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2156581 and a Short% of Float of 0.95.
Dividends & Splits
NSC’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.40, up from 5.4 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022696706The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.98.
