NSC

Why Are People Buying NSC Shares?

Norfolk Southern stock is trading -16.64% below its average target price of $246.42 after marking a 1.2% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the large-cap Railroads company an average rating of hold and target prices ranging from $177.0 to $289.0 per share.

Norfolk Southern's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.0%. The stock's short ratio is 1.12. The company's insiders own 0.14% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 76.7%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Norfolk Southern.

Institutions Invested in Norfolk Southern

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2022-12-31 Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) 7% 18,533,329 $3,806,931,177
2022-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 6% 15,734,144 $3,231,950,576
2022-12-31 JP Morgan Chase & Company 5% 11,555,480 $2,373,611,189
2022-12-31 State Street Corporation 4% 10,160,051 $2,086,976,113
2022-12-31 Capital International Investors 3% 7,763,760 $1,594,753,970
2022-12-31 Lazard Asset Management LLC 3% 7,144,381 $1,467,527,327
2022-12-31 Capital World Investors 2% 6,135,920 $1,260,379,349
2022-12-31 Wells Fargo & Company 2% 4,103,911 $842,984,373
2022-12-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 4,099,195 $842,015,659
2022-12-31 Northern Trust Corporation 1% 3,352,141 $688,563,295
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