Based on 18 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Norfolk Southern in the last 3 months. The average price target is $226.11 with a high forecast of $252.00 and a low forecast of $170.00. The average price target represents a 2.31% change from the last price of $221.00.

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Highest Price Target$252.00

Average Price Target$226.11

Lowest Price Target$170.00

The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

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Jason Seidl

TD Cowen

$233.00

Buy

5.43%

Upside

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Positive Outlook for Norfolk Southern: Anticipated Improvements and Growth Justify Buy Rating

Fadi Chamoun

BMO Capital

$230.00

Hold

4.07%

Upside

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10/25/23

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Walter Spracklin

RBC Capital

$201.00

Hold

-9.05%

Downside

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10/25/23

Norfolk Southern (NSC) PT Lowered to $201 at RBC CapitalRBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin lowered the price target on Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to $201.00 (from $223.00) while maintaining a Sector Perform rating.

Benjamin Nolan

Stifel Nicolaus

$236.00

Buy

6.79%

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Norfolk Southern (NSC) PT Lowered to $236 at StifelStifel analyst Benjamin Nolan lowered the price target on Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to $236.00 (from $253.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Jordan Alliger

Goldman Sachs

$252.00

Buy

14.03%

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Analysts Are Bullish on These Industrial Goods Stocks: Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian National Railway (CNI)

Best Analysts Covering Norfolk Southern

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1 Month

Rick PatersonLoop Capital Markets

Success Rate

9/13 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+1.06%

reiterated a buy rating 8 months ago

Copying Rick Paterson's trades and holding each position for 1 Month would result in 69.23% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +1.06% per trade.

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Success Rate

0/0 ratings generated profit

Average Return

0.00%

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Brian OssenbeckJ.P. Morgan

Success Rate

10/14 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+7.31%

reiterated a buy rating last month

Copying Brian Ossenbeck's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 71.43% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +7.31% per trade.

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0/0 ratings generated profit

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Christian WetherbeeCiti

Success Rate

12/15 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+25.26%

reiterated a buy rating last month

Copying Christian Wetherbee's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 80.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +25.26% per trade.

2 Years

Jason SeidlTD Cowen

Success Rate

26/35 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+21.83%

reiterated a buy rating 2 months ago

Copying Jason Seidl's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 74.29% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +21.83% per trade.

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NSC Financial Forecast

NSC Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for NSC is $2.86 with a range of $2.73 to $3.07. The previous quarter’s EPS was $2.65. NSC beat its EPS estimate 25.00% of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 62.80% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year NSC has Underperformed its overall industry.

NSC Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for NSC is $3.07B with a range of $3.01B to $3.11B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $2.97B. NSC beat its sales estimates 75.00% of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 61.64% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year NSC has Outperformed its overall industry.

NSC Analyst Recommendation Trends

In the current month, NSC has received 2 Buy ratings 0 Hold ratings, and 0 Sell ratings. The NSC average analyst price target in the past 3 months is $226.11

NSC Stock Forecast FAQ

What is NSC’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Norfolk Southern’s 12-month average price target is $226.11.

What is NSC’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Norfolk Southern has 2.31% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.

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Is NSC a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Norfolk Southern has a conensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 10 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.

What is Norfolk Southern’s price target?

The average price target for Norfolk Southern is $226.11. This is based on 18 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $252.00 ,the lowest forecast is $170.00. The average price target represents 2.31% Increase from the current price of $221.

What do analysts say about Norfolk Southern?

Norfolk Southern’s analyst rating consensus is a Moderate Buy. This is based on the ratings of 18 Wall Streets Analysts.

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