Norfolk Southern - NSC Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Buy
Consensus Price Target: $242.48
Forecasted Upside: 11.82%
Number of Analysts: 24
Breakdown:
0 Sell Ratings
11 Hold Ratings
13 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$216.85 As of 06/2/2023 12:39 PM ET

▲ +4.64 (2.19%)

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Analyst Price Target for NSC

^$242.48

▲ +11.82% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 24 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Norfolk Southern in the last 3 months. The average price target is $242.48, with a high forecast of $275.00 and a low forecast of $174.00. The average price target represents a 11.82% upside from the last price of $216.85.

Current Consensus is Buy

The current consensus among 24 polled investment analysts is to buy stock in Norfolk Southern. This rating has held steady since January 2023, when it changed from a Hold consensus rating.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
11 buy ratings
11 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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12/8/2021

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
11 hold ratings
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3/8/2022

0 strong buy ratings
8 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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6/6/2022

0 strong buy ratings
9 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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9/4/2022

0 strong buy ratings
8 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
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12/3/2022

0 strong buy ratings
13 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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3/3/2023

0 strong buy ratings
13 buy ratings
11 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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5/2/2023

0 strong buy ratings
13 buy ratings
11 hold ratings
0 sell ratings

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6/1/2023

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/22/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$225.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
5/22/2023	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$226.00 ➝ $257.00	Low
5/17/2023	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$242.00	Low
5/11/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$250.00	Low
4/28/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target		$177.00 ➝ $174.00	Low
4/27/2023	1-800-FLOWERS.COM	Reiterated Rating	Maintains		Low
4/27/2023	VNET Group	Reiterated Rating	Maintains		Low
4/27/2023	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target	Sector Perform	$221.00 ➝ $210.00	Low
4/27/2023	Stifel Nicolaus	Lower Target	Buy	$247.00 ➝ $243.00	Low
4/27/2023	Susquehanna	Boost Target	Neutral	$220.00 ➝ $230.00	Low
4/27/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Lower Target	Outperform	$250.00 ➝ $240.00	Low
4/27/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein	Lower Target	Market Perform	$239.00 ➝ $226.00	Low
4/27/2023	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$250.00 ➝ $235.00	Low
4/18/2023	Stifel Nicolaus	Lower Target		$254.00 ➝ $247.00	Low
4/17/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$245.00 ➝ $225.00	Low
4/12/2023	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$255.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
4/11/2023	Citigroup	Lower Target	Neutral	$273.00 ➝ $226.00	Low
4/10/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Conviction-Buy ➝ Buy		Low
4/4/2023	Morgan Stanley	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight	$177.00	Low
3/20/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target		$266.00 ➝ $258.00	Low
3/15/2023	Argus	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Low
2/21/2023	Wolfe Research	Upgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Outperform	$255.00	Low
2/14/2023	Bank of America	Lower Target	Buy	$272.00 ➝ $269.00	Low
1/26/2023	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target		$253.00 ➝ $244.00	Low
1/26/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Neutral	$236.00 ➝ $232.00	Low
1/26/2023	Benchmark	Lower Target	Buy	$280.00 ➝ $270.00	Low
1/26/2023	Cowen	Boost Target	Outperform	$256.00 ➝ $259.00	Low
1/26/2023	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$245.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
1/26/2023	Susquehanna	Boost Target	Neutral	$225.00 ➝ $231.00	Low
1/26/2023	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$285.00 ➝ $275.00	Low
1/26/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$273.00 ➝ $266.00	Low
1/25/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Target		$261.00 ➝ $266.00	Low
1/4/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$285.00 ➝ $245.00	Low
12/5/2022	Barclays	Boost Target		$240.00 ➝ $255.00	Low
12/1/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$260.00 ➝ $285.00	Low
11/29/2022	Citigroup	Boost Target	Neutral	$225.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
11/28/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target		$220.00 ➝ $273.00	Low
11/22/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$282.00 ➝ $278.00	Low
11/17/2022	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform	$245.00	Low
11/1/2022	Royal Bank of Canada	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Sector Perform	$221.00 ➝ $237.00	Low
10/27/2022	Cowen	Lower Target		$247.00 ➝ $243.00	Low
10/27/2022	Stephens	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$225.00 ➝ $230.00	Low
10/27/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$264.00 ➝ $267.00	Low
10/27/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares	Boost Target		$218.00 ➝ $220.00	Low
10/27/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$178.00 ➝ $177.00	Low
10/27/2022	Cowen	Lower Target		$247.00 ➝ $243.00	Low
10/27/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$250.00 ➝ $260.00	Low
10/27/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target		$230.00 ➝ $220.00	Low
10/27/2022	Susquehanna	Boost Target		$218.00 ➝ $220.00	Low
10/27/2022	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral	$229.00 ➝ $235.00	Low
10/27/2022	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$230.00 ➝ $240.00	N/A
10/17/2022	Stifel Nicolaus	Lower Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $271.00	Low
10/13/2022	TD Securities	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Low
10/13/2022	Benchmark	Lower Target		$250.00	Low
10/11/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target		$292.00 ➝ $264.00	Low
10/10/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Buy	$286.00 ➝ $255.00	Low
10/10/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Overweight	$274.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
10/7/2022	Robert W. Baird	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$280.00 ➝ $240.00	N/A
10/3/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$196.00 ➝ $178.00	Low
9/30/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$255.00 ➝ $230.00	Low
9/29/2022	Citigroup	Lower Target	Neutral	$245.00 ➝ $225.00	Low
9/28/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares	Downgrade	Neutral	$275.00 ➝ $218.00	Low
9/28/2022	Susquehanna	Downgrade	Positive ➝ Neutral	$275.00 ➝ $218.00	Low
9/27/2022	UBS Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral		Low
7/28/2022	Cowen	Lower Target		$331.00 ➝ $316.00	Low
7/28/2022	Stephens	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$244.00 ➝ $243.00	Low
7/28/2022	Cowen	Lower Target		$331.00 ➝ $316.00	Low
7/15/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Overweight	$340.00 ➝ $274.00	Low
7/15/2022	Stifel Nicolaus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$289.00 ➝ $275.00	Low
7/12/2022	Evercore ISI	Lower Target	Outperform	$278.00 ➝ $266.00	Low
7/12/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$306.00 ➝ $258.00	N/A
7/6/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares	Lower Target		$350.00 ➝ $275.00	N/A
7/6/2022	Susquehanna	Lower Target		$350.00 ➝ $275.00	N/A
6/27/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$267.00	Low
6/14/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$300.00 ➝ $255.00	Low
5/19/2022	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$345.00 ➝ $260.00	High
4/28/2022	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$300.00 ➝ $305.00	Low
4/8/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$318.00 ➝ $308.00	Low
4/7/2022	Susquehanna Bancshares	Lower Target		$356.00 ➝ $350.00	Low
4/7/2022	Susquehanna	Lower Target	Positive	$356.00 ➝ $350.00	Medium
1/27/2022	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target		$262.00 ➝ $273.00	Low
1/26/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Target		$313.00 ➝ $320.00	Low
1/10/2022	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$316.00 ➝ $337.00	High
1/5/2022	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$310.00 ➝ $345.00	Low
1/4/2022	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$325.00 ➝ $310.00	High
12/15/2021	UBS Group	Boost Target	Buy	$320.00 ➝ $343.00	Low
12/2/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$175.00 ➝ $200.00	High
10/28/2021	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$315.00 ➝ $330.00	Low
10/28/2021	Susquehanna Bancshares	Boost Target	Positive	$324.00 ➝ $335.00	Low
10/28/2021	Stephens	Boost Target	Overweight	$305.00 ➝ $325.00	Low
10/28/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$290.00 ➝ $300.00	Medium
10/28/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Overweight	$305.00 ➝ $313.00	Low
10/28/2021	Susquehanna	Boost Target	Positive	$324.00 ➝ $335.00	Low
10/28/2021	Benchmark	Boost Target	Buy	$300.00 ➝ $316.00	Low
10/28/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Underperform	$232.00 ➝ $262.00	Low
10/28/2021	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$263.00 ➝ $325.00	Low
10/7/2021	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Overweight	$318.00 ➝ $312.00	Low
10/6/2021	Citigroup	Lower Target	Buy	$325.00 ➝ $310.00	High
7/12/2021	Atlantic Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$276.00	Low
7/9/2021	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$315.00 ➝ $318.00	Low
7/9/2021	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform	$301.00 ➝ $303.00	High
6/21/2021	Stifel Nicolaus	Initiated Coverage	Hold		Low
5/24/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$165.00 ➝ $175.00	Medium
5/4/2021	Argus	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$275.00 ➝ $310.00	Medium
4/29/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target		$234.00 ➝ $254.00	Low
4/29/2021	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$305.00 ➝ $315.00	Low
4/29/2021	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$250.00 ➝ $285.00	Medium
4/29/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$272.00 ➝ $300.00	Medium
4/29/2021	Benchmark	Boost Target	Buy	$295.00 ➝ $315.00	Medium
4/6/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$145.00 ➝ $165.00	Low
3/26/2021	Vertical Research	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$240.00	Medium
3/22/2021	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$232.00 ➝ $261.00	High
3/3/2021	Evercore ISI	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ In-Line		N/A
2/8/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$135.00 ➝ $145.00	Low
2/1/2021	Argus	Boost Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $275.00	Low
1/28/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$283.00 ➝ $271.00	Medium
1/28/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Underperform	$220.00 ➝ $234.00	High
1/28/2021	Cowen	Boost Target	Outperform	$224.00 ➝ $254.00	High
1/12/2021	Robert W. Baird	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$286.00	Low
1/11/2021	Smith Barney Citigroup	Boost Target		$250.00 ➝ $290.00	Low
1/6/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$134.00 ➝ $135.00	N/A
11/30/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$215.00 ➝ $237.00	High
10/29/2020	UBS Group	Lower Target	Buy	$250.00 ➝ $245.00	High
10/29/2020	Argus	Boost Target		$210.00 ➝ $225.00	High
10/29/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$220.00 ➝ $230.00	High
10/16/2020	Barclays	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Equal Weight	$202.00 ➝ $230.00	Medium
10/8/2020	CSFB	Boost Target	Outperform	$241.00 ➝ $246.00	Low
10/8/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$241.00 ➝ $246.00	Low
10/8/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Buy	$214.00 ➝ $250.00	Low
10/8/2020	Barclays	Boost Target	Underweight	$180.00 ➝ $202.00	Low
10/8/2020	Cowen	Boost Target	Outperform	$208.00 ➝ $221.00	Low
10/5/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$132.00 ➝ $134.00	Low
9/30/2020	Bank of America	Boost Target	Neutral	$207.00 ➝ $230.00	High
9/25/2020	Benchmark	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$250.00	Medium
9/1/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Boost Target	Positive ➝ Conviction-Buy	$213.00 ➝ $235.00	Medium
8/3/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$122.00 ➝ $132.00	Low
7/30/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$201.00 ➝ $213.00	Low
7/30/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$200.00 ➝ $214.00	Low
7/30/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Boost Target	Hold	$176.00 ➝ $190.00	Low
7/30/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$199.00 ➝ $216.00	Medium
7/2/2020	TD Securities	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$215.00	Medium
6/25/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$196.00 ➝ $200.00	Medium
6/17/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Initiated Coverage	Sell		Medium
6/3/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$185.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
5/22/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$183.00 ➝ $194.00	Low
5/21/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Buy		Low
5/20/2020	Evercore ISI	Upgrade	In-Line ➝ Outperform		Low
5/12/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$116.00 ➝ $122.00	High
5/6/2020	Argus	Lower Target	Positive ➝ Buy	$235.00 ➝ $200.00	Medium
5/1/2020	UBS Group	Boost Target	Buy	$166.00 ➝ $197.00	Medium
4/30/2020	TD Securities	Boost Target	Hold	$145.00 ➝ $180.00	Low
4/30/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight	$180.00 ➝ $183.00	Medium
4/30/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$170.00 ➝ $185.00	High
4/30/2020	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy	$150.00 ➝ $196.00	High
4/30/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$182.00 ➝ $203.00	High
4/30/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Overweight	$189.00 ➝ $199.00	Medium
4/30/2020	Cowen	Lower Target	Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $197.00	High
4/17/2020	Barclays	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$150.00	High
4/15/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Overweight	$226.00 ➝ $180.00	Medium
4/12/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$140.00	High
4/9/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$229.00 ➝ $189.00	Medium
4/9/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$179.00 ➝ $172.00	High
4/8/2020	Susquehanna Bancshares	Lower Target	Positive	$247.00 ➝ $189.00	Low
4/8/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$120.00 ➝ $116.00	Medium
4/6/2020	Stifel Nicolaus	Initiated Coverage	Hold	$163.00	Low
3/26/2020	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Inline	$177.00	High
3/23/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Underweight	$134.00 ➝ $120.00	Medium
3/19/2020	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00	Medium
3/16/2020	UBS Group	Lower Target	Buy	$247.00 ➝ $166.00	High
3/12/2020	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$228.00 ➝ $179.00	High
3/9/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Overweight	$237.00 ➝ $226.00	High
1/31/2020	TD Securities	Boost Target	Hold	$200.00 ➝ $215.00	Low
1/30/2020	Susquehanna Bancshares	Boost Target		$227.00 ➝ $247.00	High
1/30/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$175.00	Low
1/30/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight	$127.00 ➝ $134.00	Medium
1/30/2020	Robert W. Baird	Boost Target	Neutral	$197.00 ➝ $230.00	Low
1/30/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$226.00 ➝ $241.00	Low
1/30/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Positive	$230.00 ➝ $237.00	Low
1/30/2020	UBS Group	Boost Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $247.00	Low
1/30/2020	Stephens	Boost Target	Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $240.00	Low
1/30/2020	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$195.00 ➝ $210.00	Low
1/30/2020	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$235.00	Low
1/30/2020	Benchmark	Initiated Coverage	Hold		Low
1/29/2020	Cfra	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$225.00	Low
12/19/2019	TD Securities	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$205.00 ➝ $200.00	Low
10/28/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$216.00	Medium
10/24/2019	Barclays	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
10/23/2019	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$215.00	Low
10/23/2019	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$198.00	Low
10/8/2019	Bank of America	Lower Target	Buy	$212.00 ➝ $198.00	High
9/17/2019	UBS Group	Lower Target	Buy	$230.00 ➝ $216.00	Low
9/5/2019	Bank of America	Boost Target	Buy	$212.00 ➝ $215.00	Low
7/25/2019	TD Securities	Lower Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $220.00	Low
7/17/2019	Cascend Securities	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		High
7/10/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$237.00	Low
7/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Target	Sell	$130.00	Low
6/12/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Hold	$198.00 ➝ $196.00	Low
5/7/2019	Argus	Boost Target	Buy	$210.00 ➝ $220.00	Medium
4/29/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$133.00 ➝ $138.00	Low
4/25/2019	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Buy	$237.00	Low
4/25/2019	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$210.00 ➝ $225.00	Low
4/25/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$185.00 ➝ $210.00	Low
4/25/2019	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$200.00 ➝ $210.00	Low
4/24/2019	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$200.00 ➝ $230.00	Medium
4/8/2019	Argus	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Positive	$210.00	Low
4/4/2019	Citigroup	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00 ➝ $225.00	Low
4/1/2019	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$205.00	High
2/19/2019	Royal Bank of Canada	Downgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Underperform	$180.00 ➝ $178.00	Low
2/12/2019	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$185.00 ➝ $195.00	Low
2/12/2019	BMO Capital Markets	Boost Target	Market Perform	$185.00	Medium
2/12/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform	$181.00 ➝ $195.00	Medium
2/12/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$116.00 ➝ $133.00	Medium
2/12/2019	UBS Group	Boost Target	Buy	$190.00 ➝ $202.00	Medium
2/12/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Positive	$214.00	Medium
2/12/2019	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$194.00 ➝ $200.00	Medium
2/11/2019	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Buy	$210.00	Medium
1/25/2019	TD Securities	Boost Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $185.00	Low
1/25/2019	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Buy	$197.00	Medium
1/25/2019	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$177.00	Medium
1/8/2019	Atlantic Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral		High
1/7/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$115.00 ➝ $116.00	Medium
1/7/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$187.00 ➝ $175.00	Low
1/3/2019	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Buy		High
12/18/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$198.00 ➝ $203.00	Low
11/26/2018	Loop Capital	Set Target	Buy	$188.00	Low
10/29/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$113.00 ➝ $115.00	Medium
10/25/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Outperform	$188.00 ➝ $187.00	Low
10/25/2018	Robert W. Baird	Lower Target	Neutral	$186.00 ➝ $181.00	Low
10/25/2018	TD Securities	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy		Medium
10/24/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$189.00	Medium
10/24/2018	Loop Capital	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$179.00 ➝ $190.00	Low
10/22/2018	Morgan Stanley	Set Target	Sell	$113.00	Low
10/18/2018	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$182.00	High
10/9/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Sell	$112.00 ➝ $116.00	Medium
10/1/2018	Bank of America	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$183.00 ➝ $187.00	Low
9/28/2018	Edward Jones	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold		Low
9/26/2018	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$190.00	Medium
8/16/2018	Loop Capital	Boost Target	Hold	$179.00	Low
8/14/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$205.00	Low
8/8/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Set Target	Hold	$180.00	Low
7/31/2018	Argus	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$170.00 ➝ $185.00	Low
7/26/2018	TD Securities	Boost Target	Hold	$165.00 ➝ $175.00	Low
7/26/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$176.00 ➝ $182.00	Low
7/26/2018	UBS Group	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$182.00 ➝ $189.00	Low
7/26/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$159.00 ➝ $176.00	Low
7/26/2018	Loop Capital	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold	$135.00	Low
7/25/2018	Scotiabank	Set Target	Buy	$175.00	Low
7/25/2018	Cowen	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$188.00	High
7/13/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$158.00	High
7/4/2018	Scotiabank	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$168.00	Medium
6/25/2018	Citigroup	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$176.00	Low
6/2/2018	Stifel Nicolaus	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$158.00	Medium

(Data available from 6/2/2018 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.28 (Hold)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

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Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. Its services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. The company was founded on July 23, 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Today's Range

Now: $216.85

$213.09

$217.81

50 Day Range

MA: $208.50

$200.26

$218.24

52 Week Range

Now: $216.85

$196.33

$264.22

Volume

317,381 shs

Average Volume

1,600,740 shs

Market Capitalization

$49.36 billion

P/E Ratio

16.67

Dividend Yield

2.59%

Beta

1.28

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Norfolk Southern?: The following sell-side analysts have issued reports on Norfolk Southern in the last twelve months: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Argus, Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, Benchmark Co., BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup Inc., Cowen Inc, Cowen Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stephens, Stifel Nicolaus, StockNews.com, Susquehanna, Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., TD Securities, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., UBS Group AG, VNET Group, Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research.
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What is the current price target for Norfolk Southern?: 23 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Norfolk Southern in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $242.48, suggesting a possible upside of 11.8%. Credit Suisse Group AG has the highest price target set, predicting NSC will reach $275.00 in the next twelve months. Morgan Stanley has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $174.00 for Norfolk Southern in the next year.
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What is the current consensus analyst rating for Norfolk Southern?: Norfolk Southern currently has 11 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe NSC will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Norfolk Southern.
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What other companies compete with Norfolk Southern?: Other companies that are similar to Norfolk Southern include Union Pacific, CSX, Canadian National Railway, FedEx and Old Dominion Freight Line. Learn More about companies similar to Norfolk Southern.
How do I contact Norfolk Southern's investor relations team?: Norfolk Southern's physical mailing address is THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, NORFOLK VA, 23510. The railroad operator's listed phone number is (855) 667-3655 and its investor relations email address is peter.s[email protected]. The official website for Norfolk Southern is www.norfolksouthern.com. Learn More about contacing Norfolk Southern investor relations.

Norfolk Southern - NSC Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for NSC

Current Consensus is Buy

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News Sentiment Rating

0.28 (Hold)

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