Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for NSC FY2025 Earnings

Norfolk Southern Co. (NYSE:NSC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Norfolk Southern in a research note issued on Monday, January 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the railroad operator will post earnings of $12.98 per share for the year, up from their previous 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.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on NSC. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Norfolk Southern from $285.00 to $265.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Norfolk Southern from $253.00 to $259.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Norfolk Southern from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Norfolk Southern from $285.00 to $286.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Norfolk Southern from $276.00 to $274.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Norfolk Southern has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $275.68.

Norfolk Southern Trading Up 1.8 %

NYSE NSC opened at $256.47 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $58.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Norfolk Southern has a 12 month low of $206.71 and a 12 month high of $277.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $249.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $247.33.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Norfolk Southern news, Director Sameh Fahmy purchased 350 shares of Norfolk Southern stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $249.37 per share, for a total transaction of $87,279.50. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,580,979.50. The trade was a 3.50 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norfolk Southern

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Highline Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Norfolk Southern during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in Norfolk Southern during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. HWG Holdings LP acquired a new position in Norfolk Southern during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Coastline Trust Co bought a new stake in Norfolk Southern in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Norfolk Southern in the 3rd quarter valued at about $33,000. 75.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Norfolk Southern Company Profile

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.