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Norfolk Southern (NSC)

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$279.78 USD

279.78
1,162,081

+1.66 (0.60%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 03:46 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 D 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

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Up 0.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Norfolk Southern (NSC) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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3 Dividend Paying Railroad Stocks You May Count On

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Here's Why Investors Should Retain Norfolk Southern Stock Now

Norfolk Southern's bottom line is benefiting from robust cost-cutting initiatives. However, weak liquidity is a major headwind.

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Canadian National's Third-Quarter Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates

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Norfolk Southern's Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Increase Y/Y

Low fuel expenses aid NSC's bottom-line performance in the third-quarter of 2024.

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Compared to Estimates, Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

The headline numbers for Norfolk Southern (NSC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates

Norfolk Southern (NSC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 4.84% and 1.41%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Ryder Gears Up to Report Q3 Earnings: Is a Beat in the Cards?

R's third-quarter 2024 revenues are expected to have benefited from strength across all segments.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern

Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Can These 4 Transportation Stocks Hit Q3 Earnings Targets?

Investors interested in Transportation stocks can watch out for third-quarter 2024 earnings reports of LUV, AAL, UNP and NSC.

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What's in the Cards for Southwest Airlines in Q3 Earnings?

LUV's third-quarter 2024 revenues are expected to have benefited from growth in air-travel demand. Higher interest expense is likely to have weighed on the bottom line.

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Curious about Norfolk Southern (NSC) Q3 Performance? Explore Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Norfolk Southern (NSC), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended September 2024.