Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
266.57
+3.43 (1.30%)
Jul 11, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts that cover Norfolk Southern stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $273.58, which forecasts a 2.63% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $247 and the highest is $295.

Price Target: $273.58 (+2.63%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $247 $273.58 $275 $295
Change -7.34% +2.63% +3.16% +10.67%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25
Strong Buy 655554
Buy 666666
Hold 666679
Sell 111110
Strong Sell 000000
Total 191818181919

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Downgrades
$259$288
Hold Downgrades $259$288 +8.04% Jul 9, 2025
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Maintains
$258$295
Buy Maintains $258$295 +10.67% Jul 8, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$272$282
Buy Maintains $272$282 +5.79% Jul 8, 2025
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$280$290
Strong Buy Maintains $280$290 +8.79% Jul 2, 2025
Baird
Baird
Hold
Initiates
$255
Hold Initiates $255 -4.34% Jul 1, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.46B
from 12.12B
Increased by 2.79%
Revenue Next Year
13.00B
from 12.46B
Increased by 4.32%
EPS This Year
12.75
from 11.57
Increased by 10.15%
EPS Next Year
14.42
from 12.75
Increased by 13.12%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
9.79B11.14B12.75B12.16B12.12B12.46B13.00B13.64B
Revenue Growth
-13.34% 13.82% 14.39% -4.62% -0.27% 2.79% 4.32% 4.96%
EPS
7.8412.1113.888.0211.5712.7514.4216.26
EPS Growth
-23.53% 54.55% 14.56% -42.20% 44.30% 10.15% 13.12% 12.73%
Forward PE
-----20.9118.4916.40
No. Analysts
-----303017
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 13.1B 13.8B 14.5B
Avg 12.5B 13.0B 13.6B
Low 11.8B 12.2B 12.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
8.2%
10.5%
11.8%
Avg
2.8%
4.3%
5.0%
Low
-2.3%
-2.1%
-1.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 13.57 15.76 18.54
Avg 12.75 14.42 16.26
Low 11.97 13.23 14.33

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
17.2%
23.6%
28.6%
Avg
10.2%
13.1%
12.7%
Low
3.4%
3.8%
-0.6%
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.