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 $303.07, which forecasts a 0.23% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $278 and the highest is $320.

Price Target: $303.07 (+0.23%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$278	$303.07	$300	$320
Change	-8.06%	+0.23%	-0.79%	+5.83%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	4	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	3	3	3	3	2	2
Hold	14	15	15	13	12	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	21	21	21	19	17	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
David Vernon Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $322 → $313	Buy	Maintains	$322 → $313	+3.51%	Mar 31, 2026
Jonathan Chappell Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $292 → $295	Hold	Maintains	$292 → $295	-2.44%	Mar 19, 2026
Daniel Moore Baird	Baird	Hold Maintains $293 → $288	Hold	Maintains	$293 → $288	-4.76%	Feb 2, 2026
Brian Ossenbeck JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $301 → $296	Hold	Maintains	$301 → $296	-2.11%	Jan 30, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $317 → $300	Hold	Maintains	$317 → $300	-0.79%	Jan 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

12.69B

Increased by 4.22%

from 12.18B

Revenue Next Year

13.24B

Increased by 4.31%

from 12.69B

EPS This Year

12.23

Decreased by -4.05%

from 12.75

EPS Next Year

13.63

Increased by 11.46%

from 12.23

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	12.69B	13.24B
Revenue Growth	13.82%	14.39%	-4.62%	-0.27%	0.47%	4.22%	4.31%
EPS	12.11	13.88	8.02	11.57	12.75	12.23	13.63
EPS Growth	54.55%	14.56%	-42.20%	44.30%	10.15%	-4.05%	11.46%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.72	22.18
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26	25

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	13.6B	14.2B
Avg	12.7B	13.2B
Low	12.1B	12.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.9%	12.0%
Avg	4.2%	4.3%
Low	-0.5%	-1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	13.18	14.81
Avg	12.23	13.63
Low	11.37	12.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	3.4%	21.0%
Avg	-4.1%	11.5%
Low	-10.8%	3.8%

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.