How to buy Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) stocks

Norfolk Southern Corporation is a railroads business based in the US. Norfolk Southern Corporation shares (NSC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $234.15 – a decrease of 4.9% over the previous week. Norfolk Southern Corporation employs 20,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $12.2 billion.

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Norfolk Southern Corporation stock price (NYSE: NSC)

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Norfolk Southern Corporation stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$234.15
52-week range	$204.47 - $277.60
50-day moving average more info button	$258.47
200-day moving average more info button	$243.63
Wall St. target price	$277.64
PE ratio more info button	22.3286
Dividend yield more info button	$5.4 (2.27%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$10.65

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Norfolk Southern Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $234.15 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.90%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-12.94%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-5.53%
6 months (2024-06-21)	4.13%

1 year (2023-12-22)	0.01%
2 years (2022-12-22)	0.05%
3 years (2021-12-22)	266.7357
5 years (2019-12-20)	33.25%

Is Norfolk Southern Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation's P/E ratio

Norfolk Southern 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 22x. In other words, Norfolk Southern Corporation shares trade at around 22x 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.

Norfolk Southern Corporation's PEG ratio

Norfolk Southern Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.1582. 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 Norfolk Southern 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.

Norfolk Southern Corporation's EBITDA

Norfolk Southern Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $5.9 billion.

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$12.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	49.89%
Gross profit TTM	$6.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.77%
Return on equity TTM	18.3%
Profit margin	19.85%
Book value	$60.93
Market Capitalization more info button	$53.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Norfolk Southern Corporation stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 46.43% of net profits

Recently Norfolk Southern 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), Norfolk Southern Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Norfolk Southern Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $5.4 per share.

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

Norfolk Southern Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 19 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 31 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Norfolk Southern Corporation's stocks ever split?

Norfolk Southern Corporation's stocks were split on a 3:1 basis on 9 October 1997 . 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 Norfolk Southern Corporation stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Norfolk Southern Corporation stocks, which in turn could have impacted Norfolk Southern Corporation's stock price.

Norfolk Southern Corporation stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Norfolk Southern Corporation's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $204.4695 up to $277.6. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Norfolk Southern Corporation's is 1.302. This would suggest that Norfolk Southern Corporation's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Norfolk Southern Corporation overview

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. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Norfolk Southern Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.069% of Norfolk Southern Corporation stocks are held by insiders and 77.587% by institutions. How many people work for Norfolk Southern Corporation?
Latest data suggests 20,700 work at Norfolk Southern Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Norfolk Southern Corporation?
Norfolk Southern Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Norfolk Southern Corporation based?
Norfolk Southern Corporation's address is: 650 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30308-1925 What is Norfolk Southern Corporation's ISIN number?
Norfolk Southern Corporation's international securities identification number is: US6558441084 What is Norfolk Southern Corporation's CUSIP number?
Norfolk Southern Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 655844108

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