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Stocks Info
Norfolk Southern Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Railroads industry. The current market capitalization of Norfolk Southern Corp is $58.08B. A total of 2.26 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.19M 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
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Norfolk Southern Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.08. NSC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.08% when it declared a $1.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/7/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.14%. The NSC stock dividend was $1.35 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NSC has a high of $277.60 and a low of $206.71.
As of this writing, NSC has an earnings estimate of $2.87 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.08 per share and a lower estimate of $2.72.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
