Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
NYSE: NSC · Real-Time Price · USD
316.71
-2.18 (-0.68%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
317.66
+0.95 (0.30%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Norfolk Southern stock have an average target of 315.07, with a low estimate of 278 and a high estimate of 360. The average target predicts a decrease of -0.52% from the current stock price of 316.71.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $278 $315.07 $310 $360
Change -12.22% -0.52% -2.12% +13.67%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Norfolk Southern stock from 16 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 Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 433333
Buy 333322
Hold 141515131211
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 212121191716

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Baird
Baird
Hold
Maintains
$315$330
Hold Maintains $315$330 +4.20% Apr 28, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Strong Buy
Maintains
$313$337
Strong Buy Maintains $313$337 +6.41% Apr 27, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$320$360
Buy Maintains $320$360 +13.67% Apr 27, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$310$360
Hold Maintains $310$360 +13.67% Apr 27, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintains
$305$310
Hold Maintains $305$310 -2.12% Apr 27, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
12.69B
from 12.18B
Increased by 4.22%
Revenue Next Year
13.24B
from 12.69B
Increased by 4.31%
EPS This Year
12.23
from 12.75
Decreased by -4.05%
EPS Next Year
13.63
from 12.23
Increased by 11.46%
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
11.14B12.75B12.16B12.12B12.18B12.69B13.24B
Revenue Growth
13.82%14.39%-4.62%-0.27%0.47%4.22%4.31%
EPS
12.1113.888.0211.5712.7512.2313.63
EPS Growth
54.55%14.56%-42.20%44.30%10.15%-4.05%11.46%
Forward PE
-----25.8923.23
No. Analysts -----2625
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028202920302031
High 13.6B 14.2B
Avg 12.7B 13.2B
Low 12.1B 12.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028202920302031
High
11.9%
12.0%
Avg
4.2%
4.3%
Low
-0.5%
-1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028202920302031
High 13.18 14.81
Avg 12.23 13.63
Low 11.37 12.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028202920302031
High
3.4%
21.0%
Avg
-4.1%
11.5%
Low
-10.8%
3.8%
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.