Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
317.83
+0.57 (0.18%)
Mar 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 17 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Norfolk Southern stock have an average target of 298.18, with a low estimate of 247 and a high estimate of 320. The average target predicts a decrease of -6.18% from the current stock price of 317.83.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $247 $298.18 $300 $320
Change -22.29% -6.18% -5.61% +0.68%
* Price targets were last updated on Feb 2, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Norfolk Southern stock from 18 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy 443333
Buy 333333
Hold 141415151312
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 212121211918

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Baird
Baird
Hold
Maintains
$293$288
Hold Maintains $293$288 -9.39% Feb 2, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$301$296
Hold Maintains $301$296 -6.87% Jan 30, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$317$300
Hold Maintains $317$300 -5.61% Jan 30, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$325$320
Hold Maintains $325$320 +0.68% Jan 30, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$340$320
Buy Maintains $340$320 +0.68% Jan 30, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.58B
from 12.18B
Increased by 3.30%
Revenue Next Year
13.19B
from 12.58B
Increased by 4.80%
EPS This Year
12.23
from 12.75
Decreased by -4.09%
EPS Next Year
13.66
from 12.23
Increased by 11.72%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
11.14B12.75B12.16B12.12B12.18B12.58B13.19B
Revenue Growth
13.82%14.39%-4.62%-0.27%0.47%3.30%4.80%
EPS
12.1113.888.0211.5712.7512.2313.66
EPS Growth
54.55%14.56%-42.20%44.30%10.15%-4.09%11.72%
Forward PE
-----26.0023.27
No. Analysts -----2625
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 13.2B 14.1B
Avg 12.6B 13.2B
Low 12.0B 12.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
8.6%
12.0%
Avg
3.3%
4.8%
Low
-1.4%
-0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 13.18 14.97
Avg 12.23 13.66
Low 11.27 12.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
3.4%
22.5%
Avg
-4.1%
11.7%
Low
-11.6%
3.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.