Norfolk Southern (NSC) — Fundamentals Overview

By Susan Ramirez • Sunday, December 03 18:30 • Permanent Link

Shares of Railroads company Norfolk Southern jumped 3.8% today. With many investors piling into NSC without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Norfolk Southern has moved -10.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
NSC has an average analyst rating of buy and is 0.32% away from its mean target price of $225.74 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $9.13
Norfolk Southern has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $12.9 and its forward P/E ratio is 17.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.06 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Norfolk Southern is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.19 and an average P/B of 4.06
NSC has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -48.8% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.05 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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 transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; provides commuter rail passenger transportation services; and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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