Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Norfolk Southern stock have an average target of 277.74, with a low estimate of 175 and a high estimate of 316. The average target predicts an increase of 8.79% from the current stock price of 255.30.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$175	$277.74	$285	$316
Change	-31.45%	+8.79%	+11.63%	+23.78%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for NSC stock from 19 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '24	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25
Strong Buy	6	6	7	7	7	7
Buy	6	7	7	6	6	6
Hold	4	4	5	5	5	5
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	18	20	19	19	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $275 → $286	Buy	Maintains	$275 → $286	+12.03%	Jan 30, 2025
Garrett Holland Baird	Baird	Hold Maintains $260 → $270	Hold	Maintains	$260 → $270	+5.76%	Jan 30, 2025
Nathan Martin Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Reiterates $285	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$285	+11.63%	Jan 30, 2025
Brian Ossenbeck JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $284 → $286	Buy	Maintains	$284 → $286	+12.03%	Jan 30, 2025
Daniel Imbro Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Maintains $260 → $275	Hold	Maintains	$260 → $275	+7.72%	Jan 30, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.26B

from 12.16B

0.86%

from 12.16B

Revenue Next Year

12.71B

from 12.26B

3.70%

from 12.26B

EPS This Year

11.90

from 8.02

48.35%

from 8.02

EPS Next Year

13.33

from 11.90

12.02%

from 11.90

Fiscal Year	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	11.30B	9.79B	11.14B	12.75B	12.16B	12.26B	12.71B	13.36B
Revenue Growth	-1.41%	-13.34%	13.82%	14.39%	-4.62%	0.86%	3.70%	5.07%
EPS	10.25	7.84	12.11	13.88	8.02	11.90	13.33	15.22
EPS Growth	7.75%	-23.53%	54.55%	14.56%	-42.20%	48.35%	12.02%	14.21%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.46	19.16	16.77
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	30	30	26

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2024	2025	2026
High	12.9B	13.6B	14.5B
Avg	12.3B	12.7B	13.4B
Low	11.8B	11.9B	12.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2024	2025	2026
High	6.3%	11.3%	13.7%
Avg	0.9%	3.7%	5.1%
Low	-2.7%	-2.6%	-2.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2024	2025	2026
High	12.73	14.73	17.21
Avg	11.90	13.33	15.22
Low	11.40	12.45	13.67

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2024	2025	2026
High	58.7%	23.8%	29.1%
Avg	48.4%	12.0%	14.2%
Low	42.1%	4.6%	2.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.