How to buy CSX Corporation (CSX) stocks

CSX Corporation is a railroads business based in the US. CSX Corporation shares (CSX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $31.58 – a decrease of 4.99% over the previous week. CSX Corporation employs 23,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $14.7 billion.

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CSX Corporation stock price (NASDAQ: CSX)

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CSX Corporation stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$31.58
52-week range	$31.52 - $39.58
50-day moving average more info button	$34.69
200-day moving average more info button	$34.45
Wall St. target price	$38.74
PE ratio more info button	17.0638
Dividend yield more info button	$0.47 (1.46%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.88

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CSX Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $32.08 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.49%
1 month (2024-11-20)	-7.20%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-8.16%
6 months (2024-06-20)	-3.69%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-6.64%
2 years (2022-12-20)	7.33%
3 years (2021-12-20)	33.9207
5 years (2019-12-20)	40.29%

Is CSX Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing CSX Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of CSX Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

CSX Corporation's P/E ratio

CSX Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, CSX Corporation shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

CSX Corporation's PEG ratio

CSX Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.0764. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into CSX Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

CSX Corporation's EBITDA

CSX Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $7.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a CSX Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

CSX Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$14.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	37.72%
Gross profit TTM	$7.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	8.16%
Return on equity TTM	29.46%
Profit margin	24.97%
Book value	$6.71
Market Capitalization more info button	$61.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

CSX Corporation stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 25.81% of net profits

Recently CSX Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CSX Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CSX Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.47 per share.

While CSX Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that CSX Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

CSX Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 28 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have CSX Corporation's stocks ever split?

CSX Corporation's stocks were split on a 3:1 basis on 28 June 2021 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CSX Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for CSX Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted CSX Corporation's stock price.

CSX Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, CSX Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $31.524 up to $39.5779. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while CSX Corporation's is 1.191. This would suggest that CSX Corporation's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

CSX Corporation overview

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, the company provides intermodal services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers; and drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments. It serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products, such as plastics and ethanol from rail to trucks. The company operates approximately 20,000 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 26 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns and leases approximately 3,500 locomotives. It serves production and distribution facilities through track connections.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of CSX Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.217% of CSX Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 78.373% by institutions. How many people work for CSX Corporation?
Latest data suggests 23,400 work at CSX Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for CSX Corporation?
CSX Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is CSX Corporation based?
CSX Corporation's address is: 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL, United States, 32202 What is CSX Corporation's ISIN number?
CSX Corporation's international securities identification number is: US1264081035 What is CSX Corporation's CUSIP number?
CSX Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 126408103

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