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Stocks Info
NSC belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Railroads industry. The current market capitalization of Norfolk Southern Corp is $54.32B. A total of 0.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.21M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ANDERSON RICHARD H bought 400 shares of NSC for 248.65 per share on Dec 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,400 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 13 ’24, Clyburn William Jr. bought 201 shares at 248.41 per share. NSC shares that Director owns now total 201.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Fahmy Sameh acquired of 350 shares on Dec 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $249.37. This resulted in the Director holding 10,350 shares of NSC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, George Mark R bought 200 shares at $249.84 per share on Dec 11 ’24. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 13,757.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Norfolk Southern Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.27%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.32. NSC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.14% when it declared a $1.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.38%. The NSC stock dividend was $1.35 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NSC has a high of $277.60 and a low of $206.71.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. NSC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $839.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $14.25B in debt and $2.52B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $60.93, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.64B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NSC is Buy with a score of 4.08.
