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Norfolk Southern (NSC)

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$280.20 USD

280.20
1,761,146

-2.75 (-0.97%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 03:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value D Growth C Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 41% (100 out of 246)

Industry: Transportation - Rail

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Norfolk Southern (NSC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Will Volume Softness Mar Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Q1 Earnings?

While supply chain disruptions are likely to have hurt Norfolk Southern's (NSC) volumes in Q1, strong freight market conditions are expected to have aided performance.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Rewards Investors Via New Buyback Plan

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Up 9.2% in Six Months: More Upside Left?

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) strong free cash flow generating ability supports its shareholder-friendly activities.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Up 9.2% in Six Months: More Upside Left?

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) strong free cash flow generating ability supports its shareholder-friendly activities.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Down 5.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q4 Earnings Beat, Rise 18.2% Y/Y

With revenue growth outpacing the rise in costs, operating ratio improves year over year in Q4 at Norfolk Southern (NSC).

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Norfolk Southern (NSC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 2.63% and 2.23%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Should You Buy Norfolk Southern (NSC) Ahead of Earnings?

Norfolk Southern (NSC) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

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4 Transportation Stocks Poised for an Earnings Beat in Q4

Escalating fuel costs are likely to have partly hurt the fourth-quarter 2021 performances of Expeditors (EXPD), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Landstar (LSTR) and Gol Linhas (GOL).

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) to Post Q4 Earnings: Is a Beat Likely?

Despite supply-chain issues, Norfolk Southern's (NSC) overall revenues are likely to have improved year over year in Q4.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Norfolk Southern (NSC) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Why Norfolk Southern (NSC) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again

Norfolk Southern (NSC) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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