CSX Corporation (CSX)

CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 17 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CSX Corporation stock have an average target of 38.12, with a low estimate of 25 and a high estimate of 44. The average target predicts an increase of 10.85% from the current stock price of 34.39.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$25	$38.12	$38	$44
Change	-27.30%	+10.85%	+10.50%	+27.94%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CSX stock from 17 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	Nov '23	Dec '23	Jan '24	Feb '24	Mar '24	Apr '24
Strong Buy	6	5	6	6	6	6
Buy	7	7	8	8	8	7
Hold	5	5	3	3	3	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	18	17	17	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Thomas Wadewitz UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $46 → $44	Strong Buy	Maintains	$46 → $44	+27.94%	Apr 18, 2024
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $37 → $36	Hold	Maintains	$37 → $36	+4.68%	Apr 18, 2024
Stephanie Moore Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Maintains $40 → $38	Hold	Maintains	$40 → $38	+10.50%	Apr 18, 2024
Nathan Martin Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Reiterates $40	Strong Buy	Reiterates	$40	+16.31%	Apr 18, 2024
Ken Hoexter B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $40 → $39	Strong Buy	Maintains	$40 → $39	+13.41%	Apr 18, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

15.19B

Increased by 3.64%

from 14.66B

Revenue Next Year

15.82B

Increased by 4.15%

from 15.19B

EPS This Year

1.99

Increased by 7.45%

from 1.85

EPS Next Year

2.21

Increased by 11.37%

from 1.99

Year	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
Revenue	11.94B	10.58B	12.52B	14.85B	14.66B	15.19B	15.82B	16.32B	16.75B	16.77B
Revenue Growth	-2.56%	-11.34%	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	3.64%	4.15%	3.14%	2.67%	0.12%
EPS	1.39	1.20	1.68	1.95	1.85	1.99	2.21	2.36	2.52	2.61
EPS Growth	8.59%	-13.67%	40.00%	16.07%	-5.13%	7.45%	11.37%	6.78%	6.53%	3.48%
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	28	27	10	4	2

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	16.0B	16.9B	17.7B	18.0B	17.4B
Avg	15.2B	15.8B	16.3B	16.8B	16.8B
Low	14.5B	14.9B	15.2B	15.7B	16.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	9.0%	11.0%	12.0%	10.5%	4.1%
Avg	3.6%	4.2%	3.1%	2.7%	0.1%
Low	-1.1%	-1.9%	-4.1%	-3.7%	-2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	2.13	2.44	2.73	2.71	2.71
Avg	1.99	2.21	2.36	2.52	2.61
Low	1.82	1.87	1.90	2.29	2.53

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	15.2%	22.7%	23.5%	14.6%	7.6%
Avg	7.4%	11.4%	6.8%	6.5%	3.5%
Low	-1.5%	-5.8%	-14.1%	-3.0%	0.4%

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.