FY2025 Earnings Forecast for NSC Issued By Zacks Research

Norfolk Southern Co. (NYSE:NSC) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for Norfolk Southern in a report released on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the railroad operator will earn $12.98 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $12.92. The consensus estimate for Norfolk Southern’s current full-year earnings is $11.78 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Norfolk Southern’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.32 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.31 EPS.

NSC has been the topic of a number of other research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Norfolk Southern from $289.00 to $309.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern from $241.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on shares of Norfolk Southern from $285.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Loop Capital raised their target price on Norfolk Southern from $285.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Norfolk Southern from $283.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.68.

Norfolk Southern Stock Down 0.5 %

Norfolk Southern stock opened at $254.91 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $249.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $247.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market cap of $57.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.34. Norfolk Southern has a 52 week low of $206.71 and a 52 week high of $277.60.

Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The railroad operator reported $3.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.11 by $0.14. Norfolk Southern had a return on equity of 20.25% and a net margin of 19.85%. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.65 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Norfolk Southern

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in Norfolk Southern by 2.5% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 16,496 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 402 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Norfolk Southern by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 1,283 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc raised its holdings in Norfolk Southern by 27.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 40,812 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $8,762,000 after buying an additional 8,770 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in Norfolk Southern by 8.5% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 31,207 shares of the railroad operator’s stock valued at $6,700,000 after buying an additional 2,451 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Norfolk Southern by 13,192.9% during the second quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 1,861 shares of the railroad operator’s stock worth $400,000 after buying an additional 1,847 shares during the period. 75.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Norfolk Southern

In related news, Director Sameh Fahmy acquired 350 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of $249.37 per share, with a total value of $87,279.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 10,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,580,979.50. This represents a 3.50 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.