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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

Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tesla, Adobe, Merck, Edwards Lifesciences and Norfolk Southern Corp

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Tesla, Adobe, Merck, Edwards Lifesciences and Norfolk Southern Corp

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Here is how Covenant Logistics (CVLG) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Is Covenant Logistics (CVLG) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?

Here is how Covenant Logistics (CVLG) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Picks New CEO, Squires to Retire in '22

Norfolk Southern (NSC) chooses veteran Alan Shaw to succeed James Squires as the new CEO when the latter retires in May 2022.

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Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT)?

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Transport ETFs Riding High Post Q3 Earnings

The Q3 earnings reports have led to smooth trading in transport ETFs over the past month. As such, iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT), SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) and First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR) have gained in double-digits each.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Up 22% Y/Y

Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Q3 results benefit from higher revenues across all segments. Total volumes remain flat year over year amid supply chain disruptions.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Norfolk Southern (NSC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 5.88% and 4.11%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

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 High Fuel Costs Mar Norfolk Southern's (NSC) Q3 Earnings?

Weak volumes and rising fuel costs are likely to get reflected in Norfolk Southern's (NSC) third-quarter earnings.

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Kansas City Southern (KSU) Misses on Q3 Earnings, Stalls View

Softness in overall volumes dents Kansas City Southern' s (KSU) Q3 results.

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Canadian National (CNI) Stock Up 5.3% in the First Nine Months

Strong grain movement and impressive shareholder-friendly measures boost Canadian National (CNI) stock.

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Here's Why You Should Retain Norfolk Southern (NSC) Stock Now

Strong cash position and shareholder-friendly measures boost Norfolk Southern (NSC). Meanwhile, rising oil prices are a headwind.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Eli Lilly, Costco, Applied Materials, Illumina and Norfolk Southern Corp

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Eli Lilly, Costco, Applied Materials, Illumina and Norfolk Southern Corp

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Cousins Properties (CUZ) Signs Lease With Visa in Midtown Atlanta

Cousins Properties (CUZ) signs a lease with Visa for 123,000 square feet of space at 1200 Peachtree in Midtown Atlanta.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Corp, CSX Corp, Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Corp, CSX Corp, Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway

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Operating Ratio Improvement Aids Railroads: An Analysis

The likes of Union Pacific (UNP) and Norfolk Southern (NSC) expect their respective operating ratios to improve for the full year.

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QUALCOMM, National Bank Holdings, Union Pacific, United Parcel Service and Norfolk Southern highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

QUALCOMM, National Bank Holdings, Union Pacific, United Parcel Service and Norfolk Southern highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

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3 Transportation Stocks With Dividend Growth to Keep Tabs On

Strong free cash-flow generation is a positive for dividend-paying stocks like Union Pacific (UNP), UPS and Norfolk Southern (NSC).

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3 Railroad Stocks to Watch as Industry Continues to Recover

Watch out for railroad stocks like Union Pacific (UNP), Norfolk Southern (NSC) and CSX (CSX) as the U.S. railroad industry continues its recovery from the pandemic-induced slump.