Norfolk Southern Corp's fundamentals are relatively stable, and its growth potential is significant.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 47 out of 77 in the Freight & Logistics Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 340.60.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.Despite a good stock market performance over the past month, the company shows weak fundamentals and technicals, which don't support the current trend.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.
Norfolk Southern Corp's Score
Industry at a Glance
Industry Ranking
47 / 77
Overall Ranking
281 / 4561
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services
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Norfolk Southern Corp Highlights
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Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company engaged in the rail transportation business. The Company is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. It also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States. Its railroad operations system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and transload facilities. It serves various industries such as agriculture, forest and consumer products, automotive, chemicals, and metals and construction. Its coal franchise supports the electric generation market, directly serving over 18 coal-fired power plants, as well as the export, domestic metallurgical, and industrial markets, through direct rail and river, lake, and coastal.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 12.18B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 46.62%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 46.62%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 4.80, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 176.94M shares, decreasing 2.19% quarter-over-quarter.
Norfolk Southern Corporation is a holding company engaged in the rail transportation business. The Company is engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers, to and from the rest of the United States. It also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States. Its railroad operations system reaches various manufacturing plants, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers and transload facilities. It serves various industries such as agriculture, forest and consumer products, automotive, chemicals, and metals and construction. Its coal franchise supports the electric generation market, directly serving over 18 coal-fired power plants, as well as the export, domestic metallurgical, and industrial markets, through direct rail and river, lake, and coastal.
