After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, NSC falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Railroads industry segment. The current market capitalization of Norfolk Southern Corp is $68.62B. A total of 1.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.97M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ANDERSON RICHARD H bought 2,600 shares of NSC for 281.86 per share on Oct 27 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 7,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 31 ’25, LAMPHERE GILBERT H bought 607 shares at 259.86 per share. NSC shares that Director owns now total 2,487.
Among the insiders who bought shares, ANDERSON RICHARD H acquired of 400 shares on Dec 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $248.65. This resulted in the Director holding 4,400 shares of NSC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Clyburn William Jr. bought 201 shares at $248.41 per share on Dec 13 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 201.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Norfolk Southern Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.93%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.39.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NSC has a high of $302.24 and a low of $201.63.
As of this writing, NSC has an earnings estimate of $2.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.18 per share and a lower estimate of $2.68. The company reported an EPS of $3.04 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $67.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $13.64B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 3.57.
