Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts that cover Norfolk Southern stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $295.83, which forecasts a -0.54% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $247 and the highest is $320.

Price Target: $295.83 (-0.54%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$247	$295.83	$300	$320
Change	-16.96%	-0.54%	+0.86%	+7.59%

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	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	3	4	4	3	3	3
Buy	4	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	12	14	14	15	15	13
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	19	21	21	21	21	19

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Daniel Moore Baird	Baird	Hold Maintains $293 → $288	Hold	Maintains	$293 → $288	-3.17%	Feb 2, 2026
Brian Ossenbeck JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $301 → $296	Hold	Maintains	$301 → $296	-0.48%	Jan 30, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $317 → $300	Hold	Maintains	$317 → $300	+0.86%	Jan 30, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $325 → $320	Hold	Maintains	$325 → $320	+7.59%	Jan 30, 2026
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $340 → $320	Buy	Maintains	$340 → $320	+7.59%	Jan 30, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.67B

from 12.18B

4.01%

from 12.18B

Revenue Next Year

13.27B

from 12.67B

4.72%

from 12.67B

EPS This Year

12.83

from 12.75

0.64%

from 12.75

EPS Next Year

14.21

from 12.83

10.74%

from 12.83

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	11.14B	12.75B	12.16B	12.12B	12.18B	12.67B	13.27B
Revenue Growth	13.82%	14.39%	-4.62%	-0.27%	0.47%	4.01%	4.72%
EPS	12.11	13.88	8.02	11.57	12.75	12.83	14.21
EPS Growth	54.55%	14.56%	-42.20%	44.30%	10.18%	0.64%	10.74%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.18	20.93
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	22

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	13.4B	14.1B
Avg	12.7B	13.3B
Low	12.0B	12.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	10.0%	11.4%
Avg	4.0%	4.7%
Low	-1.3%	-1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	14.04	15.48
Avg	12.83	14.21
Low	11.66	12.94

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	10.1%	20.6%
Avg	0.6%	10.7%
Low	-8.5%	0.8%

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.