Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
247.12
+0.82 (0.33%)
At close: May 30, 2025, 4:00 PM
246.00
-1.12 (-0.45%)
After-hours: May 30, 2025, 7:36 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Norfolk Southern stock ranges from a low of $175 to a high of $290. The average analyst price target of $265.89 forecasts a 7.60% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $265.89 (+7.60%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $175 $265.89 $270 $290
Change -29.18% +7.60% +9.26% +17.35%

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 Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25
Strong Buy 776555
Buy 666666
Hold 556666
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 191919181818

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
UBS
UBS
Strong Buy
Maintains
$275$279
Strong Buy Maintains $275$279 +12.90% May 30, 2025
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$267$280
Strong Buy Maintains $267$280 +13.31% May 16, 2025
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$271$270
Buy Maintains $271$270 +9.26% Apr 24, 2025
UBS
UBS
Strong Buy
Maintains
$284$275
Strong Buy Maintains $284$275 +11.28% Apr 24, 2025
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Hold
Maintains
$260$250
Hold Maintains $260$250 +1.17% Apr 24, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.45B
from 12.12B
Increased by 2.71%
Revenue Next Year
12.99B
from 12.45B
Increased by 4.34%
EPS This Year
12.76
from 11.57
Increased by 10.30%
EPS Next Year
14.43
from 12.76
Increased by 13.08%
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
9.79B11.14B12.75B12.16B12.12B12.45B12.99B13.62B
Revenue Growth
-13.34%13.82%14.39%-4.62%-0.27%2.71%4.34%4.85%
EPS
7.8412.1113.888.0211.5712.7614.4316.17
EPS Growth
-23.53%54.55%14.56%-42.20%44.30%10.30%13.08%12.05%
Forward PE
-----19.3617.1215.28
No. Analysts
-----303017
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 13.2B 13.8B 14.5B
Avg 12.5B 13.0B 13.6B
Low 11.8B 12.2B 12.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
8.6%
10.5%
11.9%
Avg
2.7%
4.3%
4.8%
Low
-2.3%
-2.1%
-1.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 13.71 15.76 18.54
Avg 12.76 14.43 16.17
Low 11.97 13.23 14.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
18.5%
23.5%
28.5%
Avg
10.3%
13.1%
12.1%
Low
3.4%
3.6%
-0.5%
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.