Shares of Industrials sector company Norfolk Southern moved 0.5% today, and are now trading at a price of $212.89. The large-cap stock's daily volume was 493,334 compared to its average volume of 1,252,879. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.
Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company is based in Atlanta and has 19,300 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $48,142,094,336. Norfolk Southern currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.5% per year.
23 analysts are following Norfolk Southern and have set target prices ranging from $170.0 to $264.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, NSC is trading -5.69% away from its average analyst target price of $225.74 per share.
Over the last year, NSC shares have gone down by -16.0%, which represents a difference of -32.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $261.71 per share and its 52 week low is $183.09. With average free cash flows of $2.14 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 2.0% over the last 6 years, Norfolk Southern declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4,057,000 | 2,059,000 | 1,998,000 | -12.14 |
| 2022 | 4,222,000 | 1,948,000 | 2,274,000 | -18.35 |
| 2021 | 4,255,000 | 1,470,000 | 2,785,000 | 29.96 |
| 2020 | 3,637,000 | 1,494,000 | 2,143,000 | 14.42 |
| 2019 | 3,892,000 | 2,019,000 | 1,873,000 | 5.52 |
| 2018 | 3,726,000 | 1,951,000 | 1,775,000 |
