The stock of Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) has gone up by 0.64% for the week, with a 3.76% rise in the past month and a 7.79% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.04% for NSC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.22% for NSC stock, with a simple moving average of 3.27% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) Right Now?
Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for NSC is 1.31. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 12 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NSC is 225.28M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.39% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NSC on June 20, 2025 was 1.33M shares.
NSC) stock’s latest price update
Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.00 in relation to its previous close of 250.42. However, the company has experienced a 0.64% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-19 that Here we pick three railroad stocks, UNP, CNI and NSC, which have a solid five-year dividend growth history.
Analysts’ Opinion of NSC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NSC stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for NSC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for NSC in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $278 based on the research report published on June 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NSC reach a price target of $293. The rating they have provided for NSC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Loop Capital gave a rating of “Hold” to NSC, setting the target price at $256 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
NSC Trading at 7.95% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NSC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.89% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NSC starting from LAMPHERE GILBERT H, who purchase 607 shares at the price of $259.86 back on Jan 31 ’25. After this action, LAMPHERE GILBERT H now owns 2,487 shares of Norfolk Southern Corp, valued at $157,735 using the latest closing price.
ANDERSON RICHARD H, the Director of Norfolk Southern Corp, purchase 400 shares at $248.65 during a trade that took place back on Dec 13 ’24, which means that ANDERSON RICHARD H is holding 4,400 shares at $99,459 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NSC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Norfolk Southern Corp stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 24.52, with 7.72 for asset returns.
Based on Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.18.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.84for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
