How has Norfolk Southern’s stock performed over the last one year?
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has seen its stock price rise 43% over the last one year, outperforming the broader markets, with the S&P500 up 32%. The company witnessed a decline in total volume of carloads shipped in 2020, owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the overall transportation demand.
Is Norfolk Southern’s valuation fully valued at $281?
However, our forecast indicates that Norfolk Southern’s valuation is around $264 per share, which is 6% below the $281 levels on the evening of Monday 26th April, implying the stock appears to be fully valued at the current levels of $281. Our interactive dashboard analysis on Norfolk Southern’s Pre-Earnings has additional details.
Will Norfolk Southern outperform or underperform the S&P 500?
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Norfolk Southern and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NSC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NSC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term.
How much money does Norfolk Southern make a year?
Norfolk Southern has a market capitalization of $67.27 billion and generates $9.79 billion in revenue each year. The railroad operator earns $2.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.64 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Norfolk Southern have?
Is Norfolk Southern a good stock to buy?
Out of 13 analysts, 5 (38.46%) are recommending NSC as a Strong Buy, 2 (15.38%) are recommending NSC as a Buy, 4 (30.77%) are recommending NSC as a Hold, 1 (7.69%) are recommending NSC as a Sell, and 1 (7.69%) are recommending NSC as a Strong Sell.
When did Norfolk Southern stock split?
Stock splitsDateSplit Ratio1997-10-1031987-04-073
Who owns the most Norfolk Southern stock?
The Vanguard Group, Inc.Top 10 Owners of Norfolk Southern CorpStockholderStakeShares ownedThe Vanguard Group, Inc.7.36%17,531,124SSgA Funds Management, Inc.4.52%10,774,825BlackRock Fund Advisors4.28%10,209,299JPMorgan Investment Management, I...4.17%9,945,5696 more rows
Why is Norfolk Southern stock so high?
The sales growth was driven by higher revenues and operating margin expansion. The company's operating margins rose 134 bps y-o-y to 39.6% in Q4. Our dashboard on Norfolk Southern's Operating Income has more details. For the full-year 2022, we expect the EPS to be higher at $14.00 than the EPS of $11.83 in 2021.
Why is Norfolk Southern stock going down?
The company witnessed a decline in total volume of carloads shipped in 2020, owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the overall transportation demand. Norfolk Southern reported its Q1 results in late April, with revenue of $2.6 billion, in-line with the prior year quarter.
Is Norfolk Southern in financial trouble?
Norfolk Southern is currently under evaluation in probability of bankruptcy category among related companies.
Will Norfolk Southern stock go up?
Stock Price Forecast The 25 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Norfolk Southern Corp have a median target of 300.00, with a high estimate of 350.00 and a low estimate of 197.00. The median estimate represents a +31.31% increase from the last price of 228.46.
Who are the biggest stock holders?
Top Institutional HoldersHolderSharesDate ReportedGoldman Sachs Group Inc2,143,890Mar 30, 2022Alibaba Group Holding Ltd2,000,000Mar 30, 2022Fosun International Ltd1,310,423Mar 30, 2022IDG-Accel China Capital GP II Associates Ltd1,191,870Mar 30, 20226 more rows
Who owns NS Railroad?
Norfolk SouthernNorfolk Southern Railway / Parent organization
Is railroad stock a good investment?
High profitability, a moat, stable businesses, a good return on capital and a focus on rewarding shareholders has pushed railroad stocks to extremely high levels.
What happened to Norfolk Southern?
Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) has seen its stock price rise 43% over the last one year, outperforming the broader markets, with the S&P500 up 32%. The company witnessed a decline in total volume of carloads shipped in 2020, owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the overall transportation demand.
How much is Norfolk Southern?
$ 228.55CloseChgChg %$228.551.260.55%
Two "Cs" raise questions about the railroad stock's near future: coal and coronavirus
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What happened
Shares of railroad Norfolk Southern ( NYSE:NSC) shed 12.4% in value, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, in the month of February. While the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak triggered panic selling, Norfolk's already facing industry-specific concerns.
So what
Norfolk kicked off February on a strong note after announcing a relatively strong set of fourth-quarter numbers, compared to the info most peers released end-January: It reported 7% lower revenue and a 5% drop in net income year over year, despite macro-headwinds triggered partly by the trade war.
Now what
To understand how badly U.S. rail traffic is getting hit, all you have to do is take a look at the weekly data released by the Association of American Railroads. For the week ended Feb. 29, total carloads declined 6.5% and intermodal volume is down 12.5%, year over year. Intermodal had dropped only 6% in the week prior.