Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Norfolk Southern stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $315.07, which forecasts a 0.98% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $278 and the highest is $360.

Price Target: $315.07 (+0.98%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$278	$315.07	$310	$360
Change	-10.90%	+0.98%	-0.64%	+15.38%

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 '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	3	3	3	2	2	2
Hold	15	15	13	12	11	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	21	21	19	17	16	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Daniel Moore Baird	Baird	Hold Maintains $315 → $330	Hold	Maintains	$315 → $330	+5.77%	Apr 28, 2026
Jason Seidl TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Strong Buy Maintains $313 → $337	Strong Buy	Maintains	$313 → $337	+8.01%	Apr 27, 2026
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $320 → $360	Buy	Maintains	$320 → $360	+15.38%	Apr 27, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $310 → $360	Hold	Maintains	$310 → $360	+15.38%	Apr 27, 2026
Fadi Chamoun BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $305 → $310	Hold	Maintains	$305 → $310	-0.64%	Apr 27, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.81B

Increased by 5.14%

from 12.18B

Revenue Next Year

13.37B

Increased by 4.42%

from 12.81B

EPS This Year

12.24

Decreased by -3.99%

from 12.75

EPS Next Year

13.62

Increased by 11.25%

from 12.24

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	12.81B	13.37B
Revenue Growth	13.82%	14.39%	-4.62%	-0.27%	0.47%	5.14%	4.42%
EPS	12.11	13.88	8.02	11.57	12.75	12.24	13.62
EPS Growth	54.55%	14.56%	-42.20%	44.30%	10.15%	-3.99%	11.25%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	25.49	22.91
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	24

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	13.5B	14.3B
Avg	12.8B	13.4B
Low	12.3B	12.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	11.1%	11.9%
Avg	5.1%	4.4%
Low	0.7%	-0.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	13.13	14.86
Avg	12.24	13.62
Low	11.15	12.64

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	3.0%	21.4%
Avg	-4.0%	11.3%
Low	-12.5%	3.3%

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 sources.