Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
312.81
+0.75 (0.24%)
Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Norfolk Southern stock have an average target of 337.69, with a low estimate of 310 and a high estimate of 378. The average target predicts an increase of 7.95% from the current stock price of 312.81.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $310 $337.69 $335 $378
Change -0.90% +7.95% +7.09% +20.84%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Norfolk Southern stock from 20 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy 544444
Buy 111111
Hold 171818161515
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 232323212020

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintains
$310
Hold Maintains $310 -0.90% Jun 25, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Reiterates
$360
Buy Reiterates $360 +15.09% Jun 25, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Maintains
$378
Buy Maintains $378 +20.84% Jun 25, 2026
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintains
$325
Hold Maintains $325 +3.90% Jun 25, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$360$320
Hold Maintains $360$320 +2.30% Jun 24, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.70B
from 12.18B
Increased by 4.26%
Revenue Next Year
13.26B
from 12.70B
Increased by 4.45%
EPS This Year
12.16
from 12.49
Decreased by -2.65%
EPS Next Year
13.55
from 12.16
Increased by 11.41%
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
11.14B12.75B12.16B12.12B12.18B12.70B13.26B
Revenue Growth
13.82%14.39%-4.62%-0.27%0.47%4.26%4.45%
EPS
12.1113.888.0211.5712.7511.8613.48
EPS Growth
54.55%14.56%-42.20%44.30%10.15%-6.95%13.62%
Forward PE
-----26.3723.21
No. Analysts -----1918
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028
High 12.9B 13.7B
Avg 12.7B 13.3B
Low 12.5B 13.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028
High
6.2%
8.0%
Avg
4.3%
4.5%
Low
2.8%
2.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028
High 12.50 14.15
Avg 12.16 13.55
Low 11.85 13.00

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028
High
0.1%
16.4%
Avg
-2.7%
11.4%
Low
-5.1%
6.9%
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.