Norfolk Southern logged a -0.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $209.96 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. NSC's trading volume is 426,374 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,121,192.
Norfolk Southern trades -16.14% away from its average analyst target price of $250.36 per share. The 25 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $177.0 to $279.0, and on average have given Norfolk Southern a rating of buy.
If you are considering an investment in NSC, you'll want to know the following:
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Norfolk Southern's current price is 70.2% above its Graham number of $123.37, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Norfolk Southern has moved -13.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 11.11, Norfolk Southern has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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NSC has a forward P/E ratio of 15.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.72 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.93 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Norfolk Southern is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.77 compared to its sector average of 3.78
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Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States.
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Based in Atlanta, the company has 19,300 full time employees and a market cap of $47.66 Billion. Norfolk Southern currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.5%.